“Torture”
Australian in distress and his dog survive two months in the Pacific
The Australian not only survived himself, but was also able to take care of his dog Bella
© Screenshot / 9News
For two months, Tim Shaddock drifted through the Pacific on a catamaran after getting into distress at sea. But he and his dog survived thanks to rainwater and raw fish.
Rainwater and raw fish every day: With the help of this somewhat one-sided diet, an Australian in Distress and his dog survived in the Pacific for around two months before they could be rescued. “I only have one piece of fishing gear,” Tim Shaddock was the first to tell one of his rescuers in a video released by Australian television network 9News.
Australians subsisted on rainwater and raw fish
The 51-year-old Australian and his dog Bella left the Mexican coastal city of La Paz on a 6,000-kilometer journey to French Polynesia in April. But after a short time, the catamaran was damaged in rough seas and its electronics paralyzed. The boat, with its two occupants, drifted through the Pacific, unable to manoeuvre.
In a spectacular rescue operation reminiscent of the Tom Hanks film “Cast Away,” Shaddock and Bella were eventually rescued from the sea by a Mexican tuna trawler. The 51-year-old with the shaggy beard was clearly emaciated, but in his right mind.
In a second video, he told his rescuers that he had been through quite a “ordeal”. “I just need rest and good food right now.”