Ep 7: The Painted Ocean
When shark fisherman José Salvador Alvarenga gets caught in a storm at sea, he thinks he'll be able to ride it out. But the motor breaks in his little boat, and he starts to drift across the Pacific... Sources for this episode include the book 438 Days by Jonathan Franklin (highly recommended!), as well as the…
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