438 days an extraordinary true story of survival at sea

Here are Salvador Alvarenga’s own words about why he agreed to this book as written by Franklin: This is a book easily leaves the reader reflecting on the daily comforts of their own life compared to Alvarenga’s 438 days at sea.īased on dozens of hours of exclusive interviews with Alvarenga, his colleagues, search-and-rescue officials, the remote islanders who found him, and the medical team that saved his life, Jonathan Franklin’s 438 Days is an unforgettable study of the resilience, will, ingenuity and determination required for one man to survive more than a year lost and adrift at sea. How Alvarenga survived is amazing and incredibly moving.

He claimed to have drifted from Mexico, a journey of some seven thousand miles.Ĥ38 Days is the first-ever account of one of the most amazing survival stories in modern times. He could barely speak and was unable to walk. 30, 2014, Alvarenga, now a hairy, wild-bearded and half-mad castaway, washed ashore on a nearly deserted island on the far side of the Pacific. As gale force winds and ten-foot waves pummeled their small, open boat from all sides and nearly capsized them, captain Salvador Alvarenga and his crewmate cut away a two-mile-long fishing line and began a desperate dash through crashing waves as they sought the safety of port.įourteen months later, on Jan. That night, a violent storm ambushed them as they were fishing 80 miles offshore. 17, 2012, a pair of fishermen left the coast of Mexico for a weekend fishing trip in the open Pacific. It is a story of refusing to die, retaining hope where few could find it, and the struggle to retain your humanity when all is lost. This book is a revelation in the extremes, both physical and mental, that a man can be subject to while trying to survive. 17, 2015, is a must read if you believe in the power of the human spirit.Ĥ38 Days is the true story of the fisherman who survived 14 months (118 days with a companion) in a small boat drifting 7,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean. 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea by Jonathan Franklin and published by Simon and Schuster, Nov.

438 days an extraordinary true story of survival at sea