Elvis Francois, a resident of the island of Sint Maarten, was swept into the Caribbean Sea while repairing his sailboat. It was saved thanks to the #FindtheKetchupBoatGuy rescue campaign, which reached nearly 5 million social media users and garnered more than 4,000 likes.
In December, a strong storm broke out that drove François in his small boat to the Caribbean. The American company Heinz food, which actively participated in the search, announced that the rescued sailor will receive a new sailboat. The man survived as he ate his produce for almost a month. Reported by The Guardian.
The ship the man was repairing was thrown out of the port. François noted that he was not a professional sailor and therefore could not manage the sailboat alone. He spent 24 days on the high seas.
Attempts to call friends or relatives were unsuccessful, the signal was too weak.
“I had no choice but to sit and wait,” the sailor later said.
According to François, he strayed for a total of 24 days. He had to drain the water to keep the boat from sinking, unsuccessfully attempting to start a fire as a distress signal, and scribbled “help” (help in English) on the side of the boat.
The man managed to survive thanks to the supplies on the ship. But instead of dry rations or other food items, only garlic powder, bouillon cubes, and ketchup, which he sipped three times a day, were found on the boat.
Finally, François noticed a plane flying over him and sent him a signal using a mirror. The pilot spotted the boat, reported it to shore, and the sailor was evacuated to a nearby container ship. Heinz representatives were then able to speak to François via Zoom and are currently working on the logistical details needed to purchase the boat.
The #FindtheKetchupBoatGuy campaign went viral, reaching nearly 5 million social media users and garnering more than 4,000 likes.
Previously Focus He wrote that the boat was surrounded by hundreds of hungry sharks off the coast of Louisiana. According to eyewitnesses of the incident, there was a feeling that the water surface was literally “boiling”.
It was also reported that a man lost in the Amazon jungle miraculously survived thanks to worms and insects. A Bolivian used his shoes to collect rainwater for drinking and to hide from predators.
Source: Focus
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