Thread: Chinese woman 'survives 38 hours in sea' after falling from cruise

Chinese woman 'survives 38 hours in sea' after falling from cruise

The use of the word 'allaegedly' is interesting.





A Chinese woman who fell off a cruise ship and drifted at sea for 38 hours before being rescued by fishermen has lived to tell the tale.
The woman from Shanghai, known only by her surname Fan, leaned too far forward from a ship deck and fell overboard, according to Chinese media.
She reportedly fell from the fourth deck, the approximate height of a seven-floor building.

The 31-year-old survived the ordeal with only minor injuries, reports said.

Ms Fan was on a five-day cruise on the Royal Caribbean from Shanghai to South Korea and Japan, according to reports.
She reportedly had nothing to cling on to after she fell in the sea, and drifted for most of the time until she saw a fishing boat approaching.
Her parents, who were allegedly on the cruise with her, did not realise she was missing until hours later.
Her father refused to believe his daughter was alive until he heard her voice on the phone, reports said.




'She should join the Olympics'

The 1.75m tall woman had allegedly been enjoying the view on the cruise deck on Wednesday night when she accidentally fell forward into the sea.
She called for help but was not heard.

She eventually became exhausted, yet somehow managed to tread water while dozing off, Chinese media said.
She spotted a fishing vessel when she awoke on Friday morning.
Fan is said to have escaped with only blisters on her arms caused by jellyfish stings.

Some users took to micro-blogging site Sina Weibo to express their incredulity.
"She didn't eat and drink at sea for 38 hours and she survived? That's a miracle," said one user.



Chinese woman 'survives 38 hours in sea' after falling from cruise - BBC News

I watched a documentary where a Norway fishing trawler sank and a sailor swam all night in freezing water back to land.
He was flown to GB for medical scientific checks.

Originally Posted by wasabi

He was flown to GB for medical scientific checks.

Would be better if he swam.

Originally Posted by wasabi

I watched a documentary where a Norway fishing trawler sank and a sailor swam all night in freezing water back to land.
He was flown to GB for medical scientific checks.

That's been made into film, Norweigen of course

Can't bloody remember the name

Originally Posted by DJ Pat

"She didn't eat and drink at sea for 38 hours and she survived? That's a miracle," said one user.

To show her delight at being saved she had a shit on the deck of the fishing boat.

It was off of Iceland on 11 th March 1984 when Sailor Guolaugur swam to Heimaey . There is a movie about this.

Well done... its shows the will to survive was very strong in that lady...

that... or her silicone implants kept her afloat.

Originally Posted by NZdick1983

Well done... its shows the will to survive was very strong in that lady...

that... or her silicone implants kept her afloat.

She was desperate to evacuate her bowels and cause offence and this spurred her on.

^
that, and her revolutionary zeal for the party.

When she hit the water she must have been shitting herself