![I saw Poon's story posted, and was surprised no one mentioned this man - José Salvador Alvarenga. He survived 438 days on a fishing boat when it was blown out to sea. I saw Poon's story posted, and was surprised no one mentioned this man - José Salvador Alvarenga. He survived 438 days on a fishing boat when it was blown out to sea.](https://i.redd.it/x4gesqj97m571.jpg)
I saw Poon's story posted, and was surprised no one mentioned this man - José Salvador Alvarenga. He survived 438 days on a fishing boat when it was blown out to sea.
![Castaway tells tale of 16-month Pacific survival to rival Life of Pi | José Salvador Alvarenga | The Guardian Castaway tells tale of 16-month Pacific survival to rival Life of Pi | José Salvador Alvarenga | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/1/31/1391189948590/Boats-in-the-Marshall-Isl-011.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none)
Castaway tells tale of 16-month Pacific survival to rival Life of Pi | José Salvador Alvarenga | The Guardian
My Favorite Murder on Twitter: "Photos from Episode 310: 1. José Alvarenga 2. José Alvarenga's boat https://t.co/rFw4avskmO" / X
![Pictured: Boat castaway from Mexico lived on for 13 months while adrift on the Pacific Ocean | Daily Mail Online Pictured: Boat castaway from Mexico lived on for 13 months while adrift on the Pacific Ocean | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/scaled/2014/02/04/article-2551829-1B32E08000000578-783_636x382.jpg)