We have two sea survival stories for this episode! Jose Salvador Alvarenga is the only person to survive out at sea for over 438 days. Harrison Okene is the only person to have survived any time on the bottom of the sea floor. Both of these men showed incredible courage and survival skills that most of us will never have to test. This also starts our switch to episodes focusing on survival stories, these will consist of tales of people surviving in the wilderness to those surviving attacks from others and everything in between. Please let us know on any of our social media platforms how you feel about this switch as we go and if you know of any survivor stories let us know! Stay SISPICIOUS!

Organization Spotlight: Oceana, dedicated to protecting and restoring the world’s oceans on a global scale. Oceana seeks to make our oceans more biodiverse and abundant by winning policy victories in the countries that govern much of the world's marine life. Founded in 2001, Oceana is the largest international advocacy organization focused solely on ocean conservation. Their offices around the world work together to win strategic, directed campaigns that achieve measurable outcomes that will help make our oceans more bio diverse and abundant. For more information visit their website here.

Research Sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/12/nigeria-sailor-survive-air-pocket

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/10115919/Nigerian-cook-tells-how-he-survived-for-three-days-trapped-under-sunken-ship.html

https://allthatsinteresting.com/jose-alvarenga

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/07/fisherman-lost-at-sea-436-days-book-extract