sustenance
Despite the irony of being surrounded by water and not being able to drink it, what method did they use to get fresh water?
what is grabbing plastic bottles floating around their boat and using them to collect rain water?
Ezequiel Córdoba
Who is the man who joined Alvarenga after his usual fishing partner, Ray Perez, wasn't able to join him but Alvarenga insisted on going fishing anyway?
the amount of time Alvarenga spent at sea
what is 438 days?
What is El Salvador?
Córdoba gave up hope after how many months?
What is four months?
What is 7 meters (23 feet)? It also had no deck, no running lights, or raised structure making it very hard to see out at sea.
In total, Alvarenga traveled _____ miles.
What is 7,000 miles?
During long periods with very little rain they were forced to...
What is drink their own urine and the blood from turtles they had caught with their bare hands?
Sadly, Córdoba became sick from...
What is all the raw fish they were eating?
Dropping all the fish overboard in order to survive the storm was especially dangerous because of what
what is the blood attracting sharks?
Going on this fishing trip was so pressing because in this area of Mexico the profit from one day of fishing could sustain you for _____.
What is one week?
Alvarenga and Córdoba found what inside a plastic bag bobbing in the ocean and split it?
What is a chewed-up wad of gum?
What did Córdoba die from?
What is starvation as a result of immense depression.
After 11 months, Alvarenga had traveled how many miles?
What is 5,000 miles?
Alvarenga has been acclaimed by some as the most astonishing survivor since _____.
Who is Earnest Shackleton?
At one point, Alvarenga was so hungry he...
How many days did Alvarenga keep Córdoba's body after his death?
What is six days?
On his final day on his boat, he saw what near his boat indicating that he was nearing land?
What are coconuts and birds?
After his intense journey, Alvarenga returned home only to be sued by____ under that accusation that he_______.
Who is the family of Córdoba under the accusation that Alvarenga ate him?