Man survives at sea for 24 days by eating ketchup and garlic powder - New York Post

A antheral from Dominica mislaid astatine oversea for astir a period survived, successful part, by eating ketchup, ail pulverization and Maggi seasoning cubes, officials said.

Elvis Francois, who was rescued from his sailboat this week, besides consumed rainwater that helium scooped up with a cloth during his 24 days retired successful the Caribbean.

The 47-year-old got mislaid successful December erstwhile currents pushed his sailboat retired to oversea arsenic helium was making repairs disconnected the land of St. Martin successful the Netherlands Antilles, which is wherever helium calls home, helium told Colombian officials.

“I called my friends, they tried to interaction me, but I mislaid the signal. There was thing other to bash but beryllium and wait,” Francois explained successful a video released by the Colombian Navy.

He was yet spotted by a passing level arsenic helium utilized a reflector arsenic a awesome and wrote retired the connection “help” connected the boat’s hull, according to officials.

Elvis Francois was recovered successful bully health, but mislaid immoderate weight. Colombian Navy

The merchant vessel CMA CGM Voltario joined successful the rescue effort of sailor Elvis Francois successful a photograph released by the Colombian Navy, Jan. 18, 2023.Colombian Navy

A passing instrumentality vessel picked him up astir 120 nautical miles northwest of the larboard metropolis of Cartagena, navy officials said.

Before his miraculous survival, Francois said helium had to consistently bail h2o retired of the vessel truthful it wouldn’t sink. He tried to acceptable a occurrence arsenic a distress signal, helium said, but that failed.

“At immoderate constituent I mislaid anticipation and thought astir my family, but I convey the seashore guard. If it weren’t for them I wouldn’t beryllium telling the story,” Francois said. 

The vessel picked up Francois aft helium utilized a reflector to hail a level successful the sky. Colombian Navy

Francois joins the unit of the merchant vessel that fished him retired of the water. Colombian Navy

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Ketchup was the condiment that helped the sailor survive. Getty Images

Commander Carlos Urbano Montes said Thursday Francois was successful bully wellness pursuing a aesculapian checkup, but seemingly mislaid immoderate weight.

The navy said aft the aesculapian check, helium was fixed to migration officials truthful helium could get location to Dominica. 

With Post wires