poon lim

1.

poon lim
six months on a wooden raft

2.

Paramaribo
Cape town
24 years old
November 1942
German Submarine
Only one who survived

3.

two hours in the water
Lifeboat
drank rainwater,
hunted seagulls,
caught fish,
dried them in the sun

4.

133 days
In April, he was
discovered by
Brazilian fishermen
he was sick and
exhausted
fully recover after
spending four
weeks in the
hospital

5.

Approximate voyage of Poon Lim

6.

Reconstruction for US Navy
survival training
Poon lim