All I had was a little food and enough water for a few days.” … I was now adrift in the middle of the Atlantic, 800 miles west of the Canaries but heading in the opposite direction. The boat was almost completely submerged, but I held my breath and went under again and again. “I started to pack my life-raft but realized that I’d have to dive down into the cabin if I wanted to get essential survival items – water, food, flares, a spear gun and sleeping bag. He had had no idea how important this decision proved to be later on. He went back and forth and tried to retrieve some of his important properties from the boat, including an emergency kit. ![]() Unable to stay on his boat, he managed himself into a lifeboat he had bought a few days ago. Callahan suspected the damage occurred from a collision with a whale. After seven days his vessel was badly damaged by an unknown object during a night storm, and became swamped. He departed the Canary Islands on Januheading for Antigua. Callahan repaired the boat and continued voyaging down the coast of Spain and Portugal, out to Madeira and the Canaries. Bad weather had sunk several boats in the fleet and damaged many others including Napoleon Solo. He had left Cornwall, bound for Antigua as part of a single-handed sailing race. How Callahan Survived 76 Days AdriftĪfter a hard breakup with his wife, Steven Callahan chose to experience life as he decided to use his own designed boat “Napoleon Solo” for a word tour.Ĭallahan departed Newport, in Rhode Island, in 1981 on his small boat (21.3-foot) and sailed to Bermuda then continued the voyage to England. ![]() His true story is well documented and has been a reference point for many survival trainings, documentaries, movies and books. Steven Callahan survived 76 days adrift with almost no water or food reserves. The Man Who Survived 76 Days Adrift and Lived To Tell the Tale
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