In the genre of survival stories, an area of interest for me lately, not sure where it's heading but I'm starting to collect them. It is a compelling read anyhow.
A Speck on the Sea - New York Times
Also Sean, thanks for sending Failure of Flight a while back, the second story really stuck with me, so strange and deeply sad.
I'm only halfway through the article and it is so good! Amazing that he thought to use his shoes as flotation devices.
ReplyDeleteThe story gripped me from the beginning. It kind of reminded me of the film Gravity, only in the water and for real. Tiny person in a vast ocean, and by sheer ingenuity and some good luck, manoeuvres through a hopeless situation to survive.
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