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Shipwreck victims spend 25 days drifting in an icebox
After losing their wooden fishing boat off the coast of Indonesia, these 2 Burmese men grabbed the only thing they could find in the heaps of wreckage surrounding them. It turns out that this piece of wreckage would be their home for the next 25 days as they drifted towards Australia in shark infested waters.
When a coastguard plane spotted the men, a helicopter was sent to winch them in, and once on board the plane, the men each consumed about 2 liters of water in a matter of seconds.
25 days is a hell of a long time to be stuck at sea and despite being surrounded by all that water, you won't have anything to drink. These men are very lucky they were spotted as I doubt they would have lasted much longer. The pilot of the helicopter said it best with "It's a bloody big ocean to be drifting around in".
(Via: Adelaide now)
