Is 438 Days a true story?
Declared “the best survival book in a decade” by Outside Magazine, 438 Days is the true story of the man who survived fourteen months in a small boat drifting seven thousand miles across the Pacific Ocean. On November 17, 2012, two men left the coast of Mexico for a weekend fishing trip in the open Pacific.
What is the theme of 438 Days?
With illustrations, maps, and photographs throughout, 438 Days is a study of the resilience, will, ingenuity, and determination required for one man to survive fourteen months, lost at sea.
How many pages is 438 Days?
288
A “gripping saga,” (Daily Mail), 438 Days is the first-ever account of one of the most amazing survival stories in modern times….Product Details.
| ISBN-13: | 9781501116308 |
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| Publisher: | Atria Books |
| Publication date: | 09/27/2016 |
| Pages: | 288 |
| Sales rank: | 51,146 |
Is Jose Salvador Alvarenga still alive?
1975) is a Salvadoran fisherman and author who was found on January 30, 2014, aged 36 or 37, on the Marshall Islands after spending 14 months adrift in a fishing boat in the Pacific Ocean beginning on November 17, 2012….
| José Salvador Alvarenga | |
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| Children | One daughter |
What is the longest time someone was lost at sea?
approximately 484 days
The longest known time which anyone has survived adrift at sea is approximately 484 days, by the Japanese Captain Oguri Jukichi and one of his sailors Otokichi.
How did Jose Salvador Alvarenga survive?
He survived mainly on a diet of raw fish, turtles, small birds, sharks and rainwater. He swam to shore at Tile Islet, a small island that is part of Ebon Atoll, on January 30.
Was Alvarenga sued?
Shortly after the release of Alvarenga’s book, the family of Ezequiel Córdoba sued Alvarenga for $1,000,000, accusing him of cannibalizing their relative in order to survive, despite their pact that Córdoba would not be eaten after death.