In 1942, Chinese sailor Poon Lim survived 133 days adrift in the South Atlantic after his ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat.
Alone on a small raft, he endured by catching rainwater, fishing with makeshift hooks, drinking bird blood, and even killing a shark with a jug.
Though he encountered passing ships, none rescued him.
His resilience earned him the Guinness World Record for longest solo survival at sea. Reflecting on it, he humbly said, “I hope no one will ever have to break it.”
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Alone on a small raft, he endured by catching rainwater, fishing with makeshift hooks, drinking bird blood, and even killing a shark with a jug.
Though he encountered passing ships, none rescued him.
His resilience earned him the Guinness World Record for longest solo survival at sea. Reflecting on it, he humbly said, “I hope no one will ever have to break it.”
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In 1942, Chinese sailor Poon Lim survived 133 days adrift in the South Atlantic after his ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat.
Alone on a small raft, he endured by catching rainwater, fishing with makeshift hooks, drinking bird blood, and even killing a shark with a jug.
Though he encountered passing ships, none rescued him.
His resilience earned him the Guinness World Record for longest solo survival at sea. Reflecting on it, he humbly said, “I hope no one will ever have to break it.”
@world_history
Alone on a small raft, he endured by catching rainwater, fishing with makeshift hooks, drinking bird blood, and even killing a shark with a jug.
Though he encountered passing ships, none rescued him.
His resilience earned him the Guinness World Record for longest solo survival at sea. Reflecting on it, he humbly said, “I hope no one will ever have to break it.”
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