i dont think any of us can ever truly cpmprehend the magnitude of this story of survival. thr sheer mental strength this man must posess is astounding. i wish him a long and happy life. he truly deserves it

To survive at sea for that long is incomprehensible. The human spirit and will are incredibly powerful at times.

One of the greatest stories of survival at sea

This is the most incredible story of survival ever. This man endured what could be considered the greatest ever testament to man's will to survive in the worst conditions imaginable. God was watching over this man no doubt. Excellent video. Pray this man has a happy and gratifying life.

@beckylong3323

29 күн бұрын

💯 agree,not me,

I listened to his book.. this 14 minutes does no justice to what he went thru!

@JamesStreet-tp1vb

2 күн бұрын

What is the name of the book? I would love to read it myself.

I remember this case. I seem to recall that in the wake of his rescue, there were some allegations that his story was unbelievable, that it really wasn't as long as he alleged, and that he actually had more supplies to ensure his survival instead of the dearth of supplies he claimed was the case. I don't know what ever happened to these allegations or how the story ended. As for myself, I am a believer in his miraculous tale of survival.

@user-xu5xj3ym4k

8 күн бұрын

it's fake. just look at his pictures after 400 days lost at sea, he has a double chin in most pictures. it was all a lie.

Thank you for sharing this man's incredible survival story.

That guy had more willpower, stamina, courage and determination than ANYONE who is famous today.

@dianebuckle5093

Ай бұрын

I would have just died . Incredible strength

@namchung1863

Ай бұрын

@@dianebuckle5093 Ultimately, it's the loved ones memory that saved him.

@bencampbell3250

Ай бұрын

That guy ate somone

@ghuether0

Ай бұрын

No, you can’t say that until they’ve been put in the situation

@smearn

Ай бұрын

Shaddup

great narration and video. Thanks for creating

Amazing survival 438 days adrift very sad for his friend must of been heartbreaking but wonderful he made it !!! What a story !!

This is one the best lost at sea story. It is also very well written and presented. Awesome job!!!

@mansoormannix1753

3 ай бұрын

Is that so! Then try "I shouldn't be alive".

@rainbows9060

Ай бұрын

​@@mansoormannix1753indeed..but,the longest at sea in that program was 67 days. 14 months.that is some fete.

@user-xu5xj3ym4k

8 күн бұрын

it's fake. just look at his pictures after 400 days lost at sea, he has a double chin in most pictures. it was all a lie.

Amazing🤦🏻‍♀️strong willed man. I don't believe ide of even come close to his strength♥️wow👏thank God he made it after all that🤦🏻‍♀️

I've owned my 14ft solo skiff for 3 years now. Two of my best friends own there own solo skiffs. Three times a year we do a 3 to 4 night, fun fishing and camp trips on different islands. All three of our boats are setup similar. We all carry air horns, flare guns, VHF radios, A emergency dry bag with a tarp for shelter, spare water, dry foods, dry clothes, all we need to start fires, survival gear, we each carry a legal firearm for protection. We all run a rear gas motor and bow electric motor, with charging ports on the hull for charging cell phones, Drones, and anything electronic. I go out usually 3 days a week, and I enjoy it. At the same time weather I go out for 6 hrs or do a 3 day trip, all of the most important survival gear is stored inside my vessel. All these stories are sad, but I keep seeing people not prepared. Never cheap out on your communication to the outside world, especially in the ocean. Always prepare for something to go wrong. These are our hobbies, but they're adventure's. purchase everything you need for your hobby. boating, hiking, mtn climbing. God bless us all who have our planned adventures.

@Dpradenas5622

Ай бұрын

You are so cool for 😅knowing, understanding and sharing the most important aspect of it all; don’t screw around by not being totally prepared…… because You may have to have it all or else !!!

@TheScotian82

Ай бұрын

Obviously. Unfortunately most folks dont have disposable income for endless preparation

@penguinvic9892

Ай бұрын

@@TheScotian82You got a point there but I reckon an emergency solar radio / torch that flashes an SOS if need be, is an absolute must. Even a cheap windup radio torch would have been handy. At night an SOS light could probably be seen from space. These things are not prohibitively expensive.

@dawn8542

19 күн бұрын

On behalf of the fish, f.u.

@JamesStreet-tp1vb

2 күн бұрын

You hit ot out of rather park my friend. You are EXACTLY right. You Don't go into the open sea with meager provisions. I would also include a PLB (Personal Locator Beacon) that is developed for use at sea. It could be the difference between life and death.

This what great. Thanks for the insight on this survivor as he is extraordinary

From the west coast of Mexico to the Solomon islands....wow.

Never heard this I'm totally amazed

Ive never seen a man change so much in appearance .He went from looking Nigerian when he first set sail, then months later to a thin white man ,then when rescued he appeared over an weight hispanic ,to then a year later arabic..The sea will do that to you

@Henry-cf4oo

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@PakoMaretele

2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@hhazelhoff1363

Ай бұрын

Lmao, he turned chameleon. Remarkable

@matthewjamison

Ай бұрын

😂😂

@GG-vq6ro

Ай бұрын

And somehow they had a camera thw whole time with working batteries to capture this amazing transformation 😂

That needs to be made a movie. Call it Adrift

Just found this channel and I’m obsessed!! Keep on making killer content bro 😎🔥

@survivaldiary2022

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm really glad you like it ☺️

Thanks a lot for this soo fantastic story! You have a new subscriber!

"Their imagination began to hallucinate"?? Imaginations don't hallucinate. That makes no sense.

Props to the cameraman/drone operator guy that was able to get some great pictures

Incredible experience!

Thanks for the video.

@survivaldiary2022

10 ай бұрын

I am glad that you liked it.

@tannerlock2

9 ай бұрын

They did say at the beginning they tried but broke the pull chord but sure they tried as much as they could. You’d have to outta boredom alone

@DanielMcCauley-up7oq

3 ай бұрын

I was gonna say with that much time how could you not try and fix the engine for something to do alone.

I read this story about five years ago. I grew up on the water and was a commercial fishermen for many years. The oceans are very dangerous. But this guy and his helper went out fishing when a front was coming through and it made fishing excellent but the sad thing is 1400 lbs of fish was only going to pay him $250 …but one thing you never do is change the name of a boat.. it’s very bad luck and when he purchased his boat after he had it ready he changed the name of the vessel the day before he went out.. call me superstitious but if you ask any real fisherman they would probably tell you the same

"Despite warnings of incoming storm" why is it that these accidents always start like this?!

This story has a good book to read too. 438 Days, as I recall.

@vk4vsp

Ай бұрын

Written by Jonathon Franklin. I have a copy on my bookshelf.

I love this channel, great job.

So he knew a storm was coming and decided to go out anyways. In a small boat no less. This really sounds like he did this to himself and if he had played it safe he would of been fine. Always pay attention to storm paths on radar and any storm warnings in the area for that day. Unless you're in a massive commercial fishing vessel that can handle it and even then i would be nervous of any storms. Hell of a story we got out of it though so thanks to him in a way.

@user-qu4ey5yy3f

4 ай бұрын

Yep, he gambled and lost against advice from the weather person. Lost his friend and nearly his life. Oh the chase of money!

@cletusvandamme6262

Ай бұрын

You seem to forget that you are dealing with another culture, an unsophisticated culture void of most of the conveniences and resources that you and I take for granted in everyday life. These poorer fishermen don't have a lot, so the drive to continue fishing in the face of approaching storms isn't as big a deal to them as it is for us. We're dealing with a completely different mindset hers with a different outlook on life and a propensity to live "outside of the box". Be thankful for you have. Many, many others aren't as lucky as you are.

vaavvv what a survival..unbeliavable..congrats for his great great effort...

Truly amazing

14 months at sea is pretty incredible. It makes me dubious as to how he was able to survive for most of it on his own and with limited food. Has anyone questioned whether or not his story of Cordova is the truth? He could have eaten him for sustenance.

This is great content please share more

Great book !

Excellent channel. Keep up with the good work. New subscriber.

Amazing

I wish i could know him some day. A great hero of endurance

You die of thirst not lack of food. It takes about three days before you die of dehydration. You can last without food for about 60-90 days depending on how must reserves your body has ?

Unbelievable. I'm glad he made it back to his family in El Salvador.

Quite an adventure! Those "pongas" are great boats.

“ with the engine attached to the stern” where the fuck else would you put it?

The stern is a good place to put the engine I tried putting my boat engine on the side it didn't work out well

Amazing how he survived

So that's Mr. Salvador who's from El Salvador who's mother is also from Salvador? Got it!

God is amazing ❤

How did he look so well at the end? He doesn’t appear to have lost any weight at all.

The motor was attached to the stern. What a weird fact to include

@TheScotian82

Ай бұрын

not sure where else itd be..

Hell ya an 8 hr shift at work is sometimes excruciating enough 😂😂

WOW!

RESPECT

Amazing story, the book is definitely worth reading. One question often asked is did he eat his crew mate ? no one apart from him will ever know

@world-wide9136

3 ай бұрын

He didn't have to, because he was a professional fisherman, and he knew how to catch them and save them for later

@shellyseymore6249

2 ай бұрын

​@@world-wide9136Yeah but after a year and two months, he probably fancied something different for a change. 🤷🏾‍♀️ Okay..okay.. I'm sorry, I know that was a terrible joke. My sincere apologies. 🤭

@thebawzrittenhouse1433

2 ай бұрын

Wouldnt blame him if he did

@penguinvic9892

Ай бұрын

@@shellyseymore6249It might have been a terrible joke in poor taste, so to speak … but I did have a guilty laugh …

Dang, ...just ...dang

They huddled in the ice box to keep warm

Wish you would put up a map of the journey

good summary this

I remember this man.I was there in Marshall Islands.

@seatrill

Ай бұрын

i too was n the Marshall islands on Majuro - With Karen who is the famous news reporter there. What a sight he was.

This guy sounds like Edward Hermann. The guy who used to narrate a lot of the history channel programs. He died in 2014 though.

God is Great indeed ❤

Grace of God ❤❤

moral: obey the weather forcast

The pictures are from which movie..??? Can anyone help?

There is no parts to fix the broken motor alone at sea seriously geez

❤❤❤

But how did he get water this whole time?

Isn't it "the law of the sea" , that any help or rescue of any vessel needing it , shall be applied ??? That Container ship really dropped the ball . I guess Tom Hanks just got really lucky that it wasn't the same one , huh ?

@TheScotian82

Ай бұрын

dude its like expecting someone to see a needle in a haystack, when they arent even looking.

This guys used all his stat points on willpower

2 mile line?

Why not a single mention of what Salvador Alvarenga said is the most important thing that enabled him to survive? What bias!!!

@TheScotian82

Ай бұрын

Whats that, God?

Dont understand why they have used the pictures from a well known ww2 survival film to tell the tale. Great story never the less. Hoping to see a film in the future

@penguinvic9892

Ай бұрын

What was the ww2 survival story called?

Well i thought he was going to eat Cordoba. How disappointing!!!

14months???

As I sit at my desk @ work, I think to myself "14 months? Man, that's a long time but I could probably do it." Then I look at the clock and I'm like "Damn, it's only 1:30. Only 3.5 more hours before I can go home. Not sure I'm gonna make it."

Is there a movie about this?

@cassidy-beaukitt1972

8 ай бұрын

Good question

@user-qu4ey5yy3f

4 ай бұрын

@@cassidy-beaukitt1972 For sure he will sell his story, one hell of one!

@barthotuber6429

3 ай бұрын

No unfortunately not

@lilianasalguero4761

3 ай бұрын

There is a book

JUST GO GET THE BOOK AND IT WILL TELL IT MUCH MORE ACCURATE

Storm that lasted 5 days!? Sounds like a cyclone or hurricane so they're bloody 1d10ts for going out in the 1st place

Wow really hard challenge

Wondering how much weight he lost

Why the white noise in my screen?

the speckles onscreen to mimic old film reel is not realistic and very annoying.

Not only does he have the longest survival at sea....but he's probably the only person ever to have ingested snake venom from eating seabirds...DAMM!

4 days no water you're dead days turned into weeks weeks turned into months months turned into years 84 years later they weighed 6 lb and worth 14 inches tall when they finally landed on Gulliver's Island or was it Gilligan's

I might starve unless someone was there to guide me. I couldn't do it alone.

Why didn’t he just activate his gyro stabilizers?

im surprised he didnt use his friend to chum the waters, it would be easy fishing .

Did the orange store ever open back up ? Coulda used the phone there

The ocean is not your friend my Grandfather used to warn me.😮

The power of God

Did he eat Cordova?

@TheScotian82

Ай бұрын

He said he put him to rest at sea

Bet he still got fired for missing 14 months of work.

Yeah, one time I got a flat tire while on my bicycle and I had to walk 2 km back home. Just sayin.

When adrift it is practically impossible to discover a floating coconut before passing/landing an island. Wind and current take you to the island. The coconut (from the island) would have been floating adrift away from it.

“Unburdened by family commitments “ says the narrator. How about an El Salvador gang was trying to kill him and to keep his daughter safe he fled the country. I doubt I’ll go any further than that in this video. In fact I think I’ll block your videos.

I never thought u could die of thirst on a vast ocean

@GG-vq6ro

Ай бұрын

Ummm you cannot drink salt water as it dehydrates you

@Newchangesnewlife

Ай бұрын

Future Darwin Awarded winner right here folks 😂

@earlwright9715

Ай бұрын

😢 that's a sad statement, right there.

@TheScotian82

Ай бұрын

Education systems need to be taken away from governements immediately.

@RaeBattleRapsMood

Ай бұрын

This is why you stay in school people 😂

This is impossible without water... I don't believe this story.

[00:25] his agile and speedy fishing boat could use a little TLC to remove the encrusted barnacles ! Ha Excellent work by the narrator !

Why

Mexican names his daughter Fatima??

@GG-vq6ro

Ай бұрын

Maybe a Lebanese Mexican?

I always wondered who plots our destiny, events like these don't just happen they are charted, two professional fishermen caught in a storm end up lost at sea for over one year, one makes it one does not. What makes ill sense is that I have been out in high seas on different ocean liners and it doesn't take long before all signs of life disappear, once you notice the water changing its color is when any birds that might have been hitching a ride split and you are now on your own, there is no sign of life only an immense void which I used to describe as the third dimension you are the only ones out there and realize the enormity of this Planet, sea turtles and other life that are amphibious don't stray far from shore as do birds, 300 miles out there is bullshit, the only life we used to notice was when the boat dumped its garbage including food that came out a huge rear flap then the fish would show up for their free meal and then gone. What is worse than hunger is thirst, it is unbearable and being in a very salty sea there is always a fine mist that covers you including the lips which start feeling dry and you lick constantly, salt makes you very thirsty where did they get water, the baloney about blood doesn't work there is no life out there, they cut the net loose so every time they were hungry just grab whatever like the market??? These guys made up this story to give themselves an excuse, they were fooling around with some other chickens and needed a good excuse so they would be accepted by their wives after missing for over one year..

Were these guys having a killer time?

I hope this man is a millionaire and can do whatever he wants every day of his life now ( if not then I hate the human race) . Unbelievable story n so scary n sad . 😢