Elvis François, 47, from Dominica, had scrawled the word ‘help’ in English on the boat’s hull
François told Colombian authorities that his ordeal began in December when currents swept the sailboat out to sea.François told Colombian authorities that his ordeal began in December when currents swept the sailboat out to sea.Fri 20 Jan 2023 14.46 GMTwho says he survived 24 days adrift in the Caribbean on a sailboat by eating ketchup, garlic powder and seasoning cubes.
The sailboat was spotted from the air 120 nautical miles north-west of the Guajira peninsula and François was taken to the port city of Cartagena by a passing container ship, the Colombian navy said in a statement on Wednesday. “I called my friends, they tried to contact me, but I lost the signal. There was nothing else to do but sit and wait,” François recalled in a video released by the navy.Carlos Urbano Montes said that François said he collected rainwater with a cloth. He said François was found in good health, but told official he had lost weight.
Finally, a plane passed by and he signaled with a mirror. He said the navy told him that he was spotted when the plane passed again.“At some point I lost hope and thought about my family, but I thank the coast guard. If it weren’t for them I wouldn’t be telling the story,” François said.
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