Man survives 16 days adrift at sea

A man has survived 16 days adrift on a boat in the Atlantic Ocean, eating chips, and biscuits until he was rescued off the coast of Florida.

A man has survived after drifting on the Atlantic Ocean for 16 days.

Samuel Moss Jr. from the Bahamas, spoke with reporters on Friday at St Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Moss set sail from Bimini to Nassau on January 13 in a new 21-foot angler.

The 23-year-old quickly ran out of fuel as he tried to sail through rough waves. He drifted alone until another yachtsman spotted him on Monday about 10 nautical miles off the coast of West Palm Beach.

Moss said he survived on chips, cookies and bottled water for 12 days, until a 40-foot wave hit his boat and wiped out his meagre supplies.

Dr Kevin Buford said Moss' electrolytes were dangerously low when the US Coast Guard flew him ashore.


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