>> when they tried to pull the nets into the boat, tinky's foot got stuck. alvin said he tried desperately to get tinky's foot out of the net, but he was unsuccessful. >> he said he wasn't going to make it. he had asked god to take care of his son. >> tinky told alvin to try to save himself. >> so i told him i was going to go try to get some help. that's when i started swimming. >> just moments after alvin jumped into the water, the boat slipped below the surface. >> like that, the boat was just gone down. >> alvin said he managed to grab hold of a piece of wood and swam for 14 hours, until he was rescued. >> i was doing everything i could to try to catch my -- keep my head above the water. you know, it seemed like i was swimming forever. >> he's told his story. he tried to save his captain. it was tender. it was endearing. it could have happened to anyone. >> but alvin didn't want accolades. >> i don't see myself as -- i feel that what i was doing, i couldn't get no help to get him. >> several days later, the coast guard found tinky's body floating in the g