1975RLS Model Summary

Whole class summary: “Saved after 3 ½ months adrift”

In the article “Saved after 3 ½ months adrift,” James W. Crawley writes about an old man who survived on his sailboat for a long time. He was found by a Navy war ship in Costa Rica far away from his home port in Long Beach after being adrift for 100 days. His sailboat had been damaged by a storm, and he couldn’t contact anyone because his radio was destroyed. To survive, he had to eat seafood and drink rainwater. Nobody knew he was missing because he doesn’t have family, and he didn’t tell anyone where he was going. Fortunately, a war ship saw his boat, so he was rescued. This situation shows that it is important to report to the authorities before sailing.