Aussie sailor and his dog have been rescued after months lost at sea
Tim Shaddock, 51, and pet, Bella, were found floating in the Pacific Ocean after his catamaran was damaged in a storm
A Sydney man, 51, and his dog have been rescued after being stranded at sea for months, surviving on a diet of raw fish and rainwater.
Surviving by drinking rain water and eating raw fish for months
Tim Shaddock and his dog Bella had been floating in the Pacific Ocean for two months after a storm damaged his catamaran’s electronics and communication system, just weeks after they had set off.
La Paz (Mexico) with the GeoGarage platform (SEMAR nautical raster chart)
Shaddock left La Paz in Mexico in April and was attempting to reach French Polynesia, more than 5,000km away, when his boat was damaged by the storm.
The pair were rescued after a helicopter conducting surveillance for a Mexican fishing trawler found them on 12 July.
Shaddock said he was in "good health" but needed "rest and good food" after his long ordeal.
Grupomar/Atun Tuny via AP
A picture of Shaddock, posted by the trawler after the rescue, showed he had grown a long beard during his time at sea.
“The tuna boat ‘MARÍA DELIA’ of the marindustrias company has just rescued a castaway after three months adrift. There is no doubt God is great,” the post said.
Shaddock survived for two months by eating raw fish, drinking rainwater and hiding from the sun under a canopy in the small vessel.
Footage of Shaddock after his rescue, which was obtained by 9News, showed him explaining that despite his ordeal he was in good health.
“I’ve just got fishing gear, survival gear,” he said.
“I’ve been through a very difficult ordeal at sea and I’m just needing rest and good food because I’ve been alone at sea for a long time … I have not had enough food for a long time. … I have very good medicine, I’m being looked after very well.”
The tuna trawler is now heading back to Mexico where Shaddock will undergo medical tests and receive more treatment if needed.
Links :
- 9News : 'Very well': Doctor's update on Aussie sailor after months stranded at sea
- Insider : A stranded Australian sailor and his dog survived 2 months adrift in the Pacific Ocean by eating raw fish and drinking rainwater after running into a storm on their 3,700-mile journey
- HuffPost : Australian Man And Dog Rescued By Mexican Tuna Boat After 3 Months Lost At Sea
- NYTimes : Australian Man and His Dog Rescued After Nearly 3 Months at Sea
- DailyMail : The key strategies that kept an Aussie sailor alive for two months while stranded at sea with his dog Bella - as his previous brush with death is revealed /Aussie sailor is rescued after surviving two months lost in the middle of the Pacific with his dog Bella by eating raw fish and drinking rainwater: 'Real life Cast Away'
- GeoGarage blog : Surviving 133 days at sea: the remarkable life of Poon Lim / How to survive 75 hours alone in the ocean / How this man survived shark-infested waters for 28 hours / Lost at sea: the man who vanished for 14 months / 'Miracle Man of the Pacific' who survived 14 months adrift: 'I ...
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