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Steven Callahan

Seventy Six Days Floating Across the Sea on a Raft

Steven Callahan spent 76 days alone on a six-foot inflatable raft after his sloop was badly damaged in the Atlantic. He made fresh water, caught fish and drifted about 1,800 miles before fishermen found him.

10 Aug 2026 8 min read

Harrison Okene

Trapped Seventy Two Hours Under Water in a Sunken Boat

Harrison Okene was inside the Jascon-4 when the tugboat capsized off Nigeria. He found an air pocket inside the wreck and spent nearly three days underwater before divers reached him.

9 Aug 2026 7 min read

The Gambia

The Invisible Shipwreck

A boat left Bufaloto in The Gambia carrying people bound for Spain. After nearly 25 days stranded in the Atlantic, 38 survivors reached Mauritania while 143 people from the vessel were reported dead or missing.

7 Aug 2026 7 min read