"The whole boat flipped over; I was thrown in the water," crew member Joe Roderick told WCVB-TV from his hospital bed, where he was recovering from hypothermia and from swallowing saltwater and diesel fuel. The other two crew members also required hospitalization.

The men made small talk to keep one another alert, he said.

"A million things ran through my head," he said. "Am I going to make it home to see my daughters?"

They were in the 42-degree (5.5 C) water for about 45 minutes, clinging to a piece of hose, officials said.