Five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrived Saturday at a port in the Galapagos Islands after being rescued by a tuna boat, the Ecuadorian navy said on X.
Yeah. That’s kind of what I was saying. It’s a big deal and a life threatening situation but it’s nothing compared to the oceanic survival hall of fame.
Bligh’s voyage after the mutiny of the bounty is kind of the feat by which others are measured:
55 days is a lot though if you were only prepared for a few. Plus the fear must have been nuts.
Yeah. That’s kind of what I was saying. It’s a big deal and a life threatening situation but it’s nothing compared to the oceanic survival hall of fame.
Bligh’s voyage after the mutiny of the bounty is kind of the feat by which others are measured:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutiny_on_the_Bounty#Bligh’s_open-boat_voyage
Navigation by dead reckoning, no supplies, hostile natives et cetera.