Sailor rescued from overturned boat after 66 days

**klong toey** · 03-04-2015, 07:01 PM

A sailor who says he spent two months lost at sea has been rescued after apparently surviving on raw fish and rainwater.
Louis Jordan, 37, was found by a passing German tanker 200 miles off the North Carolina coast on Thursday.
His 35-foot sailboat had overturned and Mr Jordan was sitting on the hull, from where he was hoisted to safety.
His family reported him missing at the end of January, and when his father spoke to him after the rescue, he said: "I thought I lost you."
Rajini Vaidyanathan reports.

US sailor rescued after 66 days lost at sea - BBC News

**Neverna** · 03-04-2015, 08:58 PM

The US Coast Guard said ... such a feat of endurance was unheard of

Uhum.

Steven Callahan: 76 days
Poon Lim: 133 days
José Alvarenga: 13 months

**Luigi** · 03-04-2015, 09:04 PM

A cheery photo.

Looks like raw fish and rainwater isn't all that bad a diet.

**thaimeme** · 03-04-2015, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by Neverna

The US Coast Guard said ... such a feat of endurance was unheard of

Uhum.

Steven Callahan: 76 days
Poon Lim: 133 days
José Alvarenga: 13 months

News: live for the sensational moment.

Never mind the historic comparatives.

**Paddy Whackery** · 03-04-2015, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by Neverna

The US Coast Guard said ... such a feat of endurance was unheard of

Uhum.

Steven Callahan: 76 days
Poon Lim: 133 days
José Alvarenga: 13 months

Hangabout...i smell something fishy. He looks in remarkable condition for someone who spent a couple of months lying on an upturned boat. No sunburn even? Weight loss???

Callahan's situation was re-created in an episode of "I shouldn't be alive". He survived far longer, mainly cos he was an expert sailor and had a couple of solar stills with him...

**klong toey** · 04-04-2015, 12:59 PM

**crepitas** · 05-04-2015, 08:11 AM

Hangabout...i smell something fishy. He looks in remarkable condition for someone who spent a couple of months lying on an upturned boat. No sunburn even? Weight loss???

Have to agree.....all very suss..certainly never seen any sailor without wind or sunburn even after a few hours of inshore sailing.....guess there will be another CNN special report......

**patsycat** · 05-04-2015, 06:46 PM

I think he went walkabout for a while, but doesn't want to admit it. And how the hell can you catch fish like that?

**klong toey** · 05-04-2015, 06:50 PM

^Might have watched Bear.

Yes i know its different out at sea but could be lucky and attract a shark.

**slackula** · 05-04-2015, 07:08 PM

2+ months on an upturned boat in the North Atlantic in the dead of winter and he was worried about doing his laundry?

Was he expecting the Baywatch girls to come rescue him or something?

Originally Posted by Paddy Whackery

Weight loss???

Perhaps he weighed like 400 kilos when the boat first capsized!

**Pragmatic** · 05-04-2015, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by Paddy Whackery

i smell something fishy.

Probably his 'dick'. I'd fcuk a frog after 7 days.

**patsycat** · 06-04-2015, 03:31 AM

But how can you jump off your upturned boat, catch a fish and climb back on? I would imagine you have to dive deep to catch a fish. And in doing so you may rock the boat and knock over the cans which are catching your rainwater.

He's either a lucky man or a the best liar.

Bear Grylls mmmmmmmmmm.

**crepitas** · 06-04-2015, 08:22 AM

Cannot find any pics of the upturned boat ...
Perhaps one must assume that it lost it's keel or the ballast therein; the natural righting moment of a keel sail boat would otherwise have taken effect methinks.

Looks to be an ongoing interesting story methinks, lots of facts missing currently.

Just looked up the number of recorded tragic keel failures going back to Tony Bullimore .. ....astounding.

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