Castaway TIm
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-66216191
An Australian sailor who survived two months in the Pacific Ocean by eating raw fish and drinking rainwater is "stable and very well", a doctor says.
Sydney resident Tim Shaddock, 51, and his dog Bella left Mexico for French Polynesia in April, but their boat was damaged by a storm several weeks later.
They were rescued by a trawler this week after a helicopter spotted them.
The doctor aboard the tuna trawler told Australia's 9News that the man had "normal vital signs".
Mr Shaddock embarked on his more than 6,000km-long (3,728-mile) voyage from Mexico's city of La Paz - but soon became stranded after his vessel's electronics were cut off by bad weather.
It left the sailor and his dog drifting in the vast and hostile North Pacific ocean, surviving on what he could catch.
When they were finally found off Mexico's coast two months later, he was far leaner and sporting an overgrown beard.
"I have been through a very difficult ordeal at sea," he said in a video obtained by 9News.
"I'm just needing rest and good food because I have been alone at sea a long time. Otherwise I'm in very good health."
Mr Shaddock said fishing gear had helped him and Bella to survive.
He also managed to avoid sunburn by sheltering under his boat's canopy. -
[snarky] how long would it have been before he considered eating the dog [/snark]
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[snarky] how long would it have been before he considered eating the dog [/snark]
@bachophile said in Castaway TIm:
[snarky] how long would it have been before he considered eating the dog [/snark]
[Shackleton] A couple of months. [/Shackleton]
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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Wow! Amazing. I wonder how much experience/thought he had given to doing such a long journey when he was starting. Lucky that he did have some sort of shelter and supplies (fishing gear, etc.)
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@bachophile said in Castaway TIm:
[snarky] how long would it have been before he considered eating the dog [/snark]
[Shackleton] A couple of months. [/Shackleton]
@George-K said in Castaway TIm:
@bachophile said in Castaway TIm:
[snarky] how long would it have been before he considered eating the dog [/snark]
[Shackleton] A couple of months. [/Shackleton]
[Dark Humor] Probably never considering he had 2 dogs and the first dog he ate didn't taste very good. [/Dark Humor]
