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Have there been any real-life castaways?

GodlessAstronomer

GodlessAstronomer

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I recently read Life of Pi and just watched Castaway last night and it got me thinking - are there any modern, real-life stories of castaways, lost at sea or on an island for months or years at a time who survived? If there are they must have some pretty amazing stories.
 
I believe Christopher Columbus and his crew were castaways on an island in the bahamas for 2 years or so at one point. A man in their company rowed a canoe hundreds of miles to the nearest town town and tried to talk the Mayor into sending rescue ships for Columbus and the others. The mayor didn't like columbus and refused. Eventually somebody showed up and saved most of the crew.
 
Originally posted by: Alienwho
I believe Christopher Columbus and his crew were castaways on an island in the bahamas for 2 years or so at one point. A man in their company rowed a canoe hundreds of miles to the nearest town town and tried to talk the Mayor into sending rescue ships for Columbus and the others. The mayor didn't like columbus and refused. Eventually somebody showed up and saved most of the crew.
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You have a strange concept of modern.
 
Originally posted by: Pheran
Originally posted by: Zolty
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castaway#Real_occurrences
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This one sounds interesting and relatively recent, but I can't find any additional info on it.

Sixteen people who were washed onto an island during the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and were rescued after two months
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This was a link from the Wikipedia page that directly addresses GA's question:

Are there actual cases of castaways rescued from deserted islands?
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OK, I did find one tsunami-related castaway, but not 16:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6855745
 
GodlessAstronomer said:
I recently read Life of Pi and just watched Castaway last night and it got me thinking - are there any modern, real-life stories of castaways, lost at sea or on an island for months or years at a time who survived? If there are they must have some pretty amazing stories.
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I was once a real castaway. My father was the late Gerald Kingsland. Just joined this forum. Can tell my story if anyone wants to read it ?.

Need to learn to spell

Rory
 
Sure, you necroed it, knock yourself out I guess.

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There have been in the 1500's during privateering/pirating. But in the modern era the most recent I can remember was a group of Mexicans in a boat lost at sea for like a month. But that wasn't a deserted island. In the modern era with GPS, marine radio, Sat phones. etc, I don't see this happening any time soon.
 
The first island I was lucky enough to live on was Isla de coco back just off costa rica. in the late seventies. my dad asked me and my two brothers who wants to go and live on a desert island for a year. I thought well that beats school :beercheers:
 
John Connor said:
There have been in the 1500's during privateering/pirating. But in the modern era the most recent I can remember was a group of Mexicans in a boat lost at sea for like a month. But that wasn't a deserted island. In the modern era with GPS, marine radio, Sat phones. etc, I don't see this happening any time soon.
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Yep, just be sure to have all of those on your person when you abandon your sinking boat/aircraft at sea.
 
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