Polish sailor adrift 7 months on modified lifeboat

[Larry T.]

Ah Steady, you beat me to it!!

[alansmith]

And so Ladies and Gentlemen, we have closed out 2017 with another head scratcher of a story. Ba da bing...ba do boom.

I think it was a financial thing for this gentleman. Glad he made it out alive. I'm not a cynical person by nature...but is there just the slighest chance that he read the story of our 2 illustrious ladies who drifted for months and months?

Will be interesting to see what comes of his story. He looks like a decent enough chap. Cat looks healthy.

[El Pinguino]

How many cats did he start the trip with?

[belizesailor]

Originally Posted by alansmith

And so Ladies and Gentlemen, we have closed out 2017 with another head scratcher of a story. Ba da bing...ba do boom.

I think it was a financial thing for this gentleman. Glad he made it out alive. I'm not a cynical person by nature...but is there just the slighest chance that he read the story of our 2 illustrious ladies who drifted for months and months?

Will be interesting to see what comes of his story. He looks like a decent enough chap. Cat looks healthy.

It appears that being aimlessly adrift in the Pacific may be becoming a "thing"...Rimas, the whacky ladies, and now this guy. Will we see this fad increase in 2018!? 😞

Maybe those drawn to being trendy could start going for records...oldest adrift, youngest, smallest boat... 😆

[zboss]

I always tell new sailors "Just go"... what do you have to lose?

[mikedefieslife]

The source of this story is a newspaper in UK is only one step up above the likes of the Sun, Mirror, Express, and Daily Mail. There is the potential for them to have purposely omitted facts for the benefit of the story.

[mikedefieslife]

The source of this story is a newspaper in UK is only one step up above the likes of the Sun, Mirror, Express, and Daily Mail. There is the potential for them to have purposely omitted facts for the benefit of the story.

[Sailorbob8599]

I read your comment the first time!

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by belizesailor

It appears that being aimlessly adrift in the Pacific may be becoming a "thing"...Rimas, the whacky ladies, and now this guy. Will we see this fad increase in 2018!? 😞

Maybe those drawn to being trendy could start going for records...oldest adrift, youngest, smallest boat... 😆

Think the Pacific ends at OZ and New Guinea.. once past the islands it becomes the Indian Ocean.. unless they've moved something..

[belizesailor]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Think the Pacific ends at OZ and New Guinea.. once past the islands it becomes the Indian Ocean.. unless they've moved something.. [emoji3]

Ooops, wasnt paying very close attention to the article. Here Ive fixed that:


It appears that being aimlessly adrift in the OCEAN may be becoming a "thing"...Rimas, the whacky ladies, and now this guy. Will we see this fad increase in 2018!? [emoji20]

Maybe those drawn to being trendy could start going for records...oldest adrift, youngest, smallest boat... [emoji38]

[sailormed]

Originally Posted by mikedefieslife

The source of this story is a newspaper in UK is only one step up above the likes of the Sun, Mirror, Express, and Daily Mail. There is the potential for them to have purposely omitted facts for the benefit of the story.

The original source is in french, he was rescued by the SNSM of the Reunion island. I read about it on the french media and wanted to post the story here, but for an unknown reason I am unable to start a new thread.

[DumnMad]

Originally Posted by Zven

I could not help but noticing the "spotted several ships but the battery on my radio was dead.’

Probably there is a lesson here, about emergency and communications equipment, redundancy and so on ...

Pretty obvious that even $100 would be beyond his budget. Probably spent his last $ on food. Boat probably cost nothing.

[mikedefieslife]

Originally Posted by Sailorbob8599

I read your comment the first time!

That's weird. Identical posts nearly 10mins apart. No idea how that happened. Obviously I didn't sit there and write it twice. Probably a glitch in the Matrix or something.

My comment about the source link, as a little tongue-in-cheek anyway. I presume wherever they picked the story up has a bit more info.

[StuM]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Think the Pacific ends at OZ and New Guinea.. once past the islands it becomes the Indian Ocean.. unless they've moved something..

Only to the south. North of New Guinea, it's still the Pacific all the way to SE Asia.

(But yes, in this case he was in the Indian Ocean)

[RaymondR]

Originally Posted by El Pinguino

How many cats did he start the trip with?

This may well be the most significant factor in the individuals survival.

If he started out with eight cats it equates to a consumption of one cat per month. Does anyone know the nutritional value of the various breeds of cat?