Columbian navy rescues Dominica man who survived 24 days adrift on sailboat, 'help' written on boat's hull
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A man from Dominica was stranded in the ocean for 24 days on a sailboat. The Colombian navy was able to save the man who survived by eating garlic powder, ketchup, and seasoning cubes.
The sailboat was spotted from the air 120 nautical miles northwest of La Guajira peninsula and Francois was taken to the port city of Cartagena by a passing container ship, the Colombian navy said in a statement Wednesday.
Francois told Colombian authorities that his ordeal began in December when currents swept the sailboat out to sea while he was making repairs off the island of St. Martin in the Netherlands Antilles, where he lives.
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