[QUOTE =psneeld;211613]Absolutely...adrift objects including liferafts DO become their own ecosystem which attract all kinds of marine life...dolphin fish often are found under even relatively fresh open ocean debris...and are usually pretty easy to catch. Turtles are often curious....so why wouldn't they come see??? Flying fish will sometimes land in the boat/raft....
Not saying survival at sea is either easy or fun...but it can and has been done. Like all records...they seem to keep being broken as time goes on.
While this story might have holes in it...well...most reported events do because of the relaying media as much as anything else.
Someone will certainly document the crap out of this for any one of many reasons....science, military use, write a book, make a movie...etc..etc...
So when a lot more pieces and confirmation come together....I'll take a more in depth look as I do teach Safety/Survival at Sea classes and the truth might add quite a few interesting tidbits to survival publications...[/QUOTE]
Absolutely sir! You beat me to it lol.
Absolutely great points you made, and I agree with you 100 percent.
My company also teaches a variety of austere medical and survival programs, alongside and apart from, basic Marine safety. I am always looking for new, better, or updated information to better serve our clients and hopefully save some lives.
What you are saying is what i mentioned at the outset. If it is legitimate, it can be a huge benefit to future sailors and mariners.
knowledge is seldom a bad thing
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