5 points | by downbad_ 8 hours ago
3 comments
That's a ripping yarn. Or a cautionary tale of what can happen if you don't bring an anchor.
Previous mentions:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/106wp...
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7368458
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35683102
What blows me away every time this story comes up is not only the physical survival but the mental state in 14 months with zero external stimuli completely at the mercy of the ocean currents knowing your family thinks you are dead.
Tom Hanks in Cast Away.
That's a ripping yarn. Or a cautionary tale of what can happen if you don't bring an anchor.
Previous mentions:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/106wp...
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7368458
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35683102
What blows me away every time this story comes up is not only the physical survival but the mental state in 14 months with zero external stimuli completely at the mercy of the ocean currents knowing your family thinks you are dead.
Tom Hanks in Cast Away.