
The fisherman who survived 14 months lost at sea was later sued for $1 million by the family of his crewmate, who accused him of cannibalism.
After fierce winds disabled their boat, the two drifted across the Pacific for months, surviving on fish, birds, and turtle blood.
When he washed ashore 438 days later at the southernmost tip of the Marshall Islands, he was alone.
He said his crewmate’s condition worsened after two months, and he eventually died after refusing to eat.
The fisherman kept the body on the boat for nearly a week, talking to it as if he were still alive, before finally pushing it overboard.

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