In late 2012, José Salvador Alvarenga, an experienced fisherman, faced a brutal storm in a small 15-foot boat
Stranded for 438 days, he endured isolation and hunger, surviving on raw fish, turtles, and birds he caught barehanded. Tragically, his inexperienced mate, Ezequiel Cordoba, didn't make it. Alvarenga counted lunar cycles to mark time and keep hope
Miraculously, his boat drifted to the Marshall Islands, 6000 miles away, completing an incredible journey of survival