![]() ![]() But Alvarenga developed a method of survival that kept his body and mind intact long enough for the Pacific Ocean to spit him up onto a remote palm-studded island. He considered suicide on multiple occasions - including offering himself up to a pack of circling sharks. Not one stopped for the stranded fisherman. ![]() Three dozen cruise ships and container vessels passed nearby. When he was washed ashore on January 30th, 2014, he had drifted over 9,000 miles. ![]() Alvarenga would not touch solid ground again for 14 months. The storm picked up and carried him West, deeper into the heart of the Pacific Ocean. A vicious storm killed his engine and the current dragged his boat out to sea. On 17th November, 2012, Salvador Alvarenga left the coast of Mexico for a two-day fishing trip. Print 438 Days: An Incredible True Story of Survival at Sea ![]()
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