This was the (Rock) Location (QTH):


And this was Emil's Operating Position:


Emil operated about 7 hours on 20 meters CW, until the waves got so high that water began coming into his tent:


Emil quickly packed his equipment in a water-proof bag and called for help.

He was rescued by the Water Police who threw him a rope to enable getting safely off of the Rock.  He left his tent and the antenna behind on the rock.


Here is the team that pulled him off of the rock:


The next morning, Emil returned to the rock to retrieve his tent and the antenna.  He had to jump from the boat and swim to the rock.


When Emil reached the rock, he found his Spiderbeam 10 meter Fiberglass Pole was gone.
He was able to save the tent and the bag that had held the pole.


The photo above is a screen shot taken from a video showing Emil jumping from the boat and swimming to the rock.  It is posted on Facebook.

And this is his QSL card for this expedition:


Another view of the setup:


Emil, just minutes before beginning operation... smiling like a kid in a candy shop:


We can only speculate what happened to the Spiderbeam pole.

I'm guessing the fish thought it was a fishing pole and removed it overnight. 



Now it is: "way down, below the ocean, lost in the deep blue sea!"