A man drifted in the open sea for three weeks and survived thanks to ketchup and a mirror (5 photos)

Lost in the ocean, a resident of the Dominican Republic more than three survived on a yacht for weeks on tomato ketchup and survived thanks to mirror.





54-year-old Elvis Francois swept into the ocean off the coast of the island Saint Martin in December last year. The man was repairing the ship, when the storm started. He ended up drifting on the high seas for 24 days. Everybody during this time he ate ketchup, which he mixed with water, garlic powder and bouillon cubes. In addition, he collected rainwater from the help of a piece of cloth.



François carved "Help" into the yacht in the hope of attracting the attention of the aircraft, but no one noticed him. The man could not attract attention and crews of ships passing by, even with the help of a fire on board. In addition, once a Dominican had to jump off a ship in order to it did not sink as the yacht began to take on water.





Eventually François was able to signal with a mirror the crew of an aircraft flying overhead. "In the last days, about 15 January, I saw the plane. I had a mirror and I started to file signals with it. They flew over the yacht twice, and I realized that I was noticed. I am grateful to them for being alive now, ”said man.



The crew of the aircraft notified the fleet of the victim, and rescuers from the Colombian Navy arrived to help François.

In total, the man spent 24 days on the high seas. For this For a while he did not talk to anyone and did not know what to do. He didn't have idea of where it is. “It was hard. At some point I lost hope. I thought about my family,” said the Dominican.