Two Months Of Loss In The Sea Off By Damaged Ship, Australian Seafarer And His Dog Can Survive

JAKARTA - An Australian sailors were found after managed to survive for two months lost in the Pacific Ocean, because the boat was damaged by a storm.

The 51-year-old Laddock team and their dog Bella survive by eating raw fish and drinking rainwater.

The two of them left Mexico to sail to France in April. A few weeks later, their boat was damaged by the storm, leaving them adrift in the North Pacific ocean.

He was found thin and bushy when a helicopter found his boat, Australian 9News reported.

The repulsive was rescued by a tuna trawler and in a "stable and excellent" condition with "normal vital signs", doctors said on the trawler, reported by The National News July 25.

No less surprising, the dog, Bella, was also in a safe and healthy condition when he was found and then evacuated.

Saddock is known to have started a 6,000 km voyage from La Paz in Mexico. However, he got lost in bad weather, after having problems with his ship's electronic equipment.

"I have gone through a very tough ordeal at sea," he told 9News.

"I just need rest and good food, because I have been alone at sea for a long time. In addition, I am in very good health," he said.

Saddock said fishing gear had helped him survive. He avoided the sun sting by taking cover under the boat's canopy.

After his rescue, he was described as smiling, with a blood pressure monitor on his arm. The tuna trawler returns to Mexico, where the Haddock will undergo medical tests and receive further treatment, if necessary.

Separately, Professor Mike Tipton, an expert on survival in the ocean, told 9News, this story is not much different from the one experienced by Tom Hanks' character in 2000's 'Cast Away' film.

He said the presence of the Shaphor companion dog on board could "make a difference".

"You live day by day and you have to have a very positive mental attitude to go through trials like this and not give up," he explained.

"But also, having a plan, rationing yourself in terms of water and food, is really a secret to survival on a long journey."

"Imagine how dark and quiet it is out there at night," said Tipton

"He can eat snacks," the report said.

Tipton said the Shadrum must now gradually overtake itself back to normal eating patterns.

"It should slowly return to normal and he may need to be monitored for several months," he concluded.