Survival at Sea
A True Story of Survival at Sea
Guest:\xa0Jonathan Franklin,\xa0\xa0investigative journalist who has reported for The New York Times, Boston Globe, and Washington Post, author of "438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea."
On November 17, 2012, Salvador Alvarenga left the coast of Mexico for a weekend fishing trip. He was caught in a violent storm which sent him drifting into the Pacific Ocean. Fourteen months later, on January 30, 2014, Alvarenga washed ashore some 7,000 miles away on the Marshall Islands. His resilience, will, ingenuity, and determination helped him survive for more than a year at sea.
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When Two Ships Found Themselves Marooned on the Same Island
Geust: Joan Druett; author of "Island of the Lost: An Extraordinary Story of Survival at the Edge of the World"
The Auckland Islands just south of New Zealand were treacherous for sailors in the late 19th century. With unforgiving terrain and subantarctic winds, shipwrecks were common. So when two ships crashed on the same island, just four months apart, both crews had to scramble for survival. Why did one group fare well, while the other descended into mutiny? Author and maritime historian Joan Druett tells the story.