Fishing in the Storm of the Century

Two men were caught in a storm off the coast of Cuba. They had been fishing for 30 hours when they became trapped by high winds and heavy rain. Their boat was torn apart, their radio died before it could be used to send out a mayday message. The pair survived on turtle blood and urine as well as food from other sea creatures. Eventually one man gave up eating because he couldn't stomach what he was eating.

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