Cast Away in The News

[petrochemicals]

In the news, a cast away who spent 13 months at sea.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-26010553

Accusations of fraud, little well fed, and a missing shipmate.

 

[xylaria]

How fat was the missing crew member?

He does look at bit chubby for a diet of turtles, and his hair and beard look quite thick for the lack Vit C.

 

[Tomcoles]

Sound like heaven fresh fish no nagging wife.


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[ozzy1977]

When this first appeared at the weekend I thought it was a bit suspect.

 

[mrcharly]

little well fed, and a missing shipmate.

This bit is suspect.

The guy had been fishing all his life. It's not beyond the bounds of possibility that he kept himself fed.

 

[xylaria]

It could be odaema that is making him look chubby. The saline foods with limited fresh water could of caused kidney problems.

 

[horsevad]

How fat was the missing crew member?

He does look at bit chubby for a diet of turtles, and his hair and beard look quite thick for the lack Vit C.

There are traces of vitamin C in most fish. If eaten raw this might be enough prevent scruvy. Furthermore, roe, especially from cod - and quite possibly also from a number of other fish - are quite rich in vitamin C. Unfortunately I have almost no knowledge of fish in the pacific, but one could expect - especially based on the research and experiences of Dr. Alan Bombard and Vilhjelmur Steffansson - that suitable amount of raw or minimally cooked fish could provide enough vitamin C to aviod scruvy.

//Kim Horsevad

 

[Midnitehound]

There are traces of vitamin C in most fish. If eaten raw this might be enough prevent scruvy. Furthermore, roe, especially from cod - and quite possibly also from a number of other fish - are quite rich in vitamin C. Unfortunately I have almost no knowledge of fish in the pacific, but one could expect - especially based on the research and experiences of Dr. Alan Bombard and Vilhjelmur Steffansson - that suitable amount of raw or minimally cooked fish could provide enough vitamin C to aviod scruvy.

//Kim Horsevad

He looks pretty scruvy to me!

 

[horsevad]

He looks pretty scruvy to me!

I am not quite sure what you mean... Judging from the pictures the man has no obvious signs of vitamin C deficiency. What features do you interpret as scurvy?
(Is it some kind of joke I do not understand? English is not my native language. Have I made some kind of grammatical or orthographic blunder?)

//Kim Horsevad

 

[Ecoman]

I think it was more a joke at his appearance not his health

 

[John Fenna]

I am not quite sure what you mean... Judging from the pictures the man has no obvious signs of vitamin C deficiency. What features do you interpret as scurvy?
(Is it some kind of joke I do not understand? English is not my native language. Have I made some kind of grammatical or orthographic blunder?)

//Kim Horsevad

It is a joke "scurvy" can also be a bit of a put down - in a kind of old fashioned almost shakesperian way of speaking - "A scurvy knave" is a chap who is untrustworthy and un-attractive.
"Scurvy dogs" would be a pirates put down of any opponents

 

[wingstoo]

It's not like he was on a small life boat though...

No details have emerged about how the 7m (24ft) boat ran into trouble or how his
companion died.

He may have had a few bits on board to help him distil limited amounts of water, he had fishing kit of some sort, he was able to exercise a little, so it could be possible to survive a long time and not be in too bad a condition.

 

[Bishop]

Thirteen months adrift is a long time but apparently not as imposibble as it first appears. The previous record was 9 months held by Jesús Vidaña in a similiar sized boat.

 

[Midnitehound]

I am not quite sure what you mean... Judging from the pictures the man has no obvious signs of vitamin C deficiency. What features do you interpret as scurvy?
(Is it some kind of joke I do not understand? English is not my native language. Have I made some kind of grammatical or orthographic blunder?)

//Kim Horsevad

Scruvy - scruffy As spelled rather than Scurvy. Yep, a joke.

http://thesaurus.com/browse/scruffy

Originally Posted by horsevad
There are traces of vitamin C in most fish. If eaten raw this might be enough prevent scruvy. Furthermore, roe, especially from cod - and quite possibly also from a number of other fish - are quite rich in vitamin C. Unfortunately I have almost no knowledge of fish in the pacific, but one could expect - especially based on the research and experiences of Dr. Alan Bombard and Vilhjelmur Steffansson - that suitable amount of raw or minimally cooked fish could provide enough vitamin C to aviod scruvy.

//Kim Horsevad



He looks pretty scruvy to me!

 

[Midnitehound]

Thirteen months adrift is a long time but apparently not as imposibble as it first appears. The previous record was 9 months held by Jesús Vidaña in a similiar sized boat.

I thought he walked to shore though.

 

[xylaria]

There are traces of vitamin C in most fish. If eaten raw this might be enough prevent scruvy. Furthermore, roe, especially from cod - and quite possibly also from a number of other fish - are quite rich in vitamin C. Unfortunately I have almost no knowledge of fish in the pacific, but one could expect - especially based on the research and experiences of Dr. Alan Bombard and Vilhjelmur Steffansson - that suitable amount of raw or minimally cooked fish could provide enough vitamin C to aviod scruvy.

//Kim Horsevad

Thanks I never knew that.

 

[Wayland]

Sounds incredible but not unpresidented.

It looks like that is the way the currents flow in that part of the pacific and there is a related story of three Mexicans adrift for nine months and washing up in a similar location.

Makes you wonder how many drifted the same way but didn't survive.

 

[woodstock]

then there will be the book and the film sorted, not bad for a year afloat.

 

[atlatlman]

I reckon he ate his mates liver with some lava bread and a nice chianti.