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Nov 17, 2015 · “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.
- (7.2K)
- $23.6
- Jonathan Franklin
- Atria Books
The book tells the true story of Salvador Alvarenga, who spent 438 days drifting in the Pacific Ocean after a storm. It includes interviews, illustrations, maps, and photographs of his ordeal and rescue.
- (12.3K)
- Hardcover
On January 30, 2014, he abandoned his boat and swam to shore, where he stumbled upon a beach house owned by a local couple. Alvarenga's journey had lasted 438 days. The length of his voyage has been variously calculated as 5,500 to 6,700 miles (8,900 to 10,800 km).
Aug 30, 2019 · A true story of two Swedish journalists who were arrested and sentenced to eleven years in prison for terrorism in Ethiopia in 2011. The film depicts their struggle for survival and freedom of speech in a harsh and corrupt environment.
- (3.5K)
- Drama, Thriller
- Jesper Ganslandt
- 2019-08-30
Apr 26, 2018 · José Salvador Alvarenga was a fisherman who drifted for over a year in a small boat with no motor or radio after a storm. He survived by catching fish, birds, and turtles, and was rescued by a couple in the Marshall Islands.
Aug 10, 2016 · Salvador Alvarenga survived a terrifying ordeal after his fishing boat broke down and drifted for over a year in the Pacific. Learn how he coped with starvation, thirst, and hallucinations in this amazing true story.
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 not only “an intense, immensely absorbing read” (Booklist) but an unforgettable study of the resilience, will, ingenuity and determination ...
- Jonathan Franklin
