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re: Man washes up in Marshall Islands after 16 months adrift in the ocean
Posted on 1/31/14 at 1:47 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Posted on 1/31/14 at 1:47 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
How do you drift for that long and end up where he did without once getting near land or a boat or something? Just doesn't make any sense.
ETA: There's pefectly good land to walk on to where he wanted to go. This guy's an idiot.
ETA: There's pefectly good land to walk on to where he wanted to go. This guy's an idiot.
This post was edited on 1/31/14 at 1:49 pm
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Posted on 1/31/14 at 1:49 pm to DrunkenStuporMan
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How do you drift for that long and end up where he did without once getting near land or a boat or something? Just doesn't make any sense.
Dude got caught up in the equatorial current and there really isn't much out there in the Pacific Ocean. Not hard to miss an island. My guess is they were going to the country illegally.
Posted on 1/31/14 at 1:58 pm to DrunkenStuporMan
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How do you drift for that long and end up where he did without once getting near land or a boat or something? Just doesn't make any sense.
Yep, a lot of sailboats make the trip from Mexico/Central America to the Pacific Islands in the spring every year
Posted on 1/31/14 at 2:27 pm to DrunkenStuporMan
quote:You think he turned down land? 10 months in: "Nah, I'm good. Beach is too dirty. They might have better land just over the horizon."
How do you drift for that long and end up where he did without once getting near land or a boat or something? Just doesn't make any sense.
This post was edited on 1/31/14 at 2:29 pm
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