Fishermen in Australia rescued a man who fell from a 235-meter cargo ship and spent 19 hours in the open ocean. A British newspaper reports this Mirror.
The man was found five kilometers from shore, according to the publication. Fishermen said the rescued man was a Vietnamese national and was 20 years old. Next to him was a plastic bag containing his passport, wallet and cigarettes.
“He was so tired that he had to lie down in the back of the boat. He was very cold, he had a weak pulse, he was very pale, and we were worried about him,” said doctor Glen Whaler.
Shortly after the discovery, the Vietnamese was brought ashore and from there he was taken to hospital.
In October, in the Gulf of Mexico, 30 miles from shore, the crew of a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter recorded The man clinging to the refrigerator after Hurricane Milton. He was initially on a fishing boat that broke down a few hours before the natural phenomenon made landfall.
The journalist who filmed the report earlier recorded A mother with four children from a flooded house.