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    Man floating in the Ocean for 16 months is found!

    This is a crazy story if it is true.

    This is what I found most interesting....I think it might be a jet boater!

    "The man, with long hair and beard, was discovered Thursday when his 24-foot fibreglass boat with propellerless engines floated onto the reef at Ebon Atoll and he was spotted by two locals."


    An emaciated man whose boat washed up on a remote Pacific atoll this week claims he survived 16 months adrift on the Pacific, floating more than 12,500 kilometres (8,000 miles) from Mexico, a researcher said Friday.

    http://news.yahoo.com/man-washes-mar...072025025.html

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    sounds fun, I wanna do that... WITH fishing gear and some kind of water system like a Katadyn Survivor 06 desalination unit...

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    He fought birds and fish with his hands and drank turtle blood to stay alive. That man was determined to live!

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    That's a lot of sushi!


    Sent from my Bat Cave

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    At first I thought this was about the old crackpot kayaker...


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    Here is an updated article on the guy that was lost at sea.

    http://www.bdoutdoors.com/story/stor...n-lost-at-sea/

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    Read abut it this morning, will be interesting to find out if its true. If it is he's a helluva survivalist.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GotHalos View Post
    Read abut it this morning, will be interesting to find out if its true. If it is he's a helluva survivalist.
    No Kidding....The article is saying that he doesn't seem to remember much at all and didnt appear to be malnourished. However, he could be swollen from exposure to the elements...If it is true, there will def be a book and movie deal in the near future...

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    Quote Originally Posted by riverrunner1984 View Post
    If it is true, there will def be a book and movie deal in the near future...
    Yep and they'll call it Castaway.

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    He said it was through the love and inspiration of his shipmate that he was able to sustain the motivation to carry on.

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