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| Man survives at sea for 24 days by eating ketchup and garlic powder |
| 2023-01-20 |
| [NYPOST] A man from Dominica lost at sea for almost a month survived, in part, by eating ketchup, garlic powder and Maggi seasoning cubes, officials said. Elvis Francois, who was rescued from his sailboat this week, also consumed rainwater that he scooped up with a cloth during his 24 days out in the Caribbean. The 47-year-old got lost in December when currents pushed his sailboat out to sea as he was making repairs off the island of St. Martin in the Netherlands Antilles, which is where he calls home, he told Colombian officials. "I called my friends, they tried to contact me, but I lost the signal. There was nothing else to do but sit and wait," Francois explained in a video released by the Colombian Navy. He was eventually spotted by a passing plane as he used a mirror as a signal and wrote out the word "help" on the boat’s hull, according to officials. The merchant ship CMA CGM Voltario joined in the rescue effort of sailor Elvis Francois in a photo released by the Colombian Navy, Jan. 18, 2023. Colombian Navy A passing container ship picked him up about 120 nautical miles northwest of the port city of Cartagena, navy officials said. Before his miraculous survival, Francois said he had to consistently bail water out of the boat so it wouldn’t sink. He tried to set a fire as a distress signal, he said, but that failed. "At some point I lost hope and thought about my family, but I thank the coasties. If it weren’t for them I wouldn’t be telling the story," Francois said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Keeping Kerry airborne. Its a fruit! And so is the tomato. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-01-20 16:29 |
| #6 On Day 2 i would have been trying to make fish hooks... |
| Posted by: magpie 2023-01-20 15:02 |
| #5 On day 10, I would have been craving for some honey mustard. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-01-20 12:50 |
| #4 Still is. KETCHUP: A DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS VEGETABLE FOOD GROUP STAPLE Keeping Kerry airborne. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-01-20 12:19 |
| #3 Now that's halal! |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-01-20 12:17 |
| #2 I remember when there was some discussion of counting ketchup towards one's daily vegetable intake. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-01-20 09:12 |
| #1 "Man survives at sea for 24 days by eating ketchup and garlic powder" and will be in isolation for 48 days until his methane output reaches a safe level.... |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2023-01-20 09:06 |