03307cam a2200421 i 4500 246817248 TxAuBib 20151125120000.0 150805s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015030740 9781501116292 hardcover 1501116290 hardcover TxAuBib rda Franklin, Jonathan, 1964- 438 days [HC] : an extraordinary true story of survival at sea / Jonathan Franklin. Four hundred thirty eight days, an extraordinary tale of survival at sea. Four hundred and thirty eight days, an extraordinary tale of survival at sea. First edition. New York : Atria Books, [2015] pages cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier “The best survival book in a decade” (Outside magazine), 438 Days is the true story of the fisherman who survived fourteen months in a small boat drifting seven thousand miles across the Pacific Ocean. The sharkers -- A stormy tribe -- Ambushed at sea -- Search and no rescue -- Adrift -- Hunter gatherers -- A fight for life -- Swimming with sharks -- Encounters with a whale -- The birdman -- A year at sea -- Another slow death -- The rooster -- Who is this wildman? -- Found but lost -- Attacked by cockroaches -- Call of the sea -- Epilogue: A journey of dignity. On November 17, 2012, a pair of fishermen left the coast of Mexico for a weekend fishing trip in the open Pacific. That night, a violent storm ambushed them as they were fishing eighty miles offshore. 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. Fourteen months later, on January 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. He could barely speak and was unable to walk. He claimed to have drifted from Mexico, a journey of some seven thousand miles. 438 Days is the first-ever account of one of the most amazing survival stories in modern times. Based 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, 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. 20151125. Alvarenga, Salvador, approximately 1977. Survival at sea Pacific Ocean. Shipwrecks Marshall Islands. Fishers Mexico Chiapas Biography. Fishing villages Mexico Chiapas Social life and customs. Fishing boats Mexico Chiapas. Fisheries Mexico Chiapas History. Salvadorans Mexico Chiapas Biography. Illegal aliens Mexico Biography. Chiapas (Mexico) Biography.