On November 17, 2012, José Salvador Alvarenga, a Salvadoran fisherman, embarked on a two-day fishing expedition into the Pacific Ocean from a small fishing village in Mexico.
Accompanying José was Ezequiel Córdoba, a 22-year-old day worker who was pretty inexperienced.
During their journey, the two men encountered a powerful storm that left them incapacitated. Their boat's engine failed, and lacking paddles and sufficient food supplies, they faced a dire situation.
For a staggering 14 months, their boat aimlessly drifted across the Pacific Ocean. Tragically, Ezekiel succumbed to starvation after just four months into the journey.
José, determined to survive, resorted to consuming anything he could catch using the only tool he possessed was a knife.
His desperate diet included raw fish, turtles, small sharks, and sea birds.
In his struggle to stay hydrated, José resorted to extreme measures. He resorted to drinking turtle blood and even his own urine to sustain himself.
It wasn’t until January 30, 2014, that José was discovered naked on Marshall Island, clutching only a knife in his hand.
Throughout his harrowing ordeal, he had drifted for an astounding 438 days, covering a distance of over 10,000 kilometers.
To put this into perspective, the Earth's diameter measures 12,742 kilometers.
Accompanying José was Ezequiel Córdoba, a 22-year-old day worker who was pretty inexperienced.
During their journey, the two men encountered a powerful storm that left them incapacitated. Their boat's engine failed, and lacking paddles and sufficient food supplies, they faced a dire situation.
For a staggering 14 months, their boat aimlessly drifted across the Pacific Ocean. Tragically, Ezekiel succumbed to starvation after just four months into the journey.
José, determined to survive, resorted to consuming anything he could catch using the only tool he possessed was a knife.
His desperate diet included raw fish, turtles, small sharks, and sea birds.
In his struggle to stay hydrated, José resorted to extreme measures. He resorted to drinking turtle blood and even his own urine to sustain himself.
It wasn’t until January 30, 2014, that José was discovered naked on Marshall Island, clutching only a knife in his hand.
Throughout his harrowing ordeal, he had drifted for an astounding 438 days, covering a distance of over 10,000 kilometers.
To put this into perspective, the Earth's diameter measures 12,742 kilometers.
On November 17, 2012, José Salvador Alvarenga, a Salvadoran fisherman, embarked on a two-day fishing expedition into the Pacific Ocean from a small fishing village in Mexico.
Accompanying José was Ezequiel Córdoba, a 22-year-old day worker who was pretty inexperienced.
During their journey, the two men encountered a powerful storm that left them incapacitated. Their boat's engine failed, and lacking paddles and sufficient food supplies, they faced a dire situation.
For a staggering 14 months, their boat aimlessly drifted across the Pacific Ocean. Tragically, Ezekiel succumbed to starvation after just four months into the journey.
José, determined to survive, resorted to consuming anything he could catch using the only tool he possessed was a knife.
His desperate diet included raw fish, turtles, small sharks, and sea birds.
In his struggle to stay hydrated, José resorted to extreme measures. He resorted to drinking turtle blood and even his own urine to sustain himself.
It wasn’t until January 30, 2014, that José was discovered naked on Marshall Island, clutching only a knife in his hand.
Throughout his harrowing ordeal, he had drifted for an astounding 438 days, covering a distance of over 10,000 kilometers.
To put this into perspective, the Earth's diameter measures 12,742 kilometers.
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