A Filipino fisherman miraculously survives eight days in a sinking ship by drinking rainwater. He also eats raw fish.
Rosalon Cayon, 31 and other trawlers set out from Buliluyan Port on Palawan Island in the Philippines to catch tuna at the South China Sea Dec. 20.
According to the Viral free press, they left at 4 am and rowed 30 miles offshore in order to fill their containers of fish for sale at the market to earn one final payday before Christmas and the New Year holidays.
After meeting their fishing quotas on Dec. 23, the group decided that they would return to port. Rosalon, however, was left behind because his boat, which had been in use for many years, began to leak.
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A Filipino fisherman miraculously survived 8 days in a sinking vessel by drinking rainwater, and eating raw salmon. (Viral Free Press)
He was miraculously rescued on December 31 by Chinese fishermen in the area of Rizal Reef, in the contested water.
Rosalon told the local media that he was “panicked” when he saw the water seeping into the boat. After a few minutes, I calmed myself down and began to think that I might be able to survive. “That’s when I began taking videos.”
Rosalon captured selfie videos on his phone that show how he survived for over a week in the open ocean. He didn’t have a phone signal, but wanted to make the videos as a journal.
He showed a boat that was half submerged, while Styrofoam fish boxes floated in the water.
Rosalon, in one video, had cleaned and chopped up some tuna meat and then salted it, to create sun-dried “daing” fish.
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Rosalon Francis Cayon melted the ice in a bucket he brought to preserve his catch.
He also melted the ice that he brought in a bucket for preserving his catch. He said that when the water ran dry after three days, the rain was his only source of drinking water.
“I destroyed the cardboard boxes and used all the pieces to build a raft that I then rowed towards Rizal Reef. I used the boat’s steering rudder to steer the raft. It was fortunate that there were rain showers every now and then to provide me with water. “If there weren’t any, I had to just endure my thirst,” said he.
Rosalon used the remaining battery in his phone to locate the nearest land mass using GPS. He then rowed towards it and docked at Rizal Reef, or Commodore Reef.
He claimed that he had waved at passing Chinese fishermen who saw him and brought him to the Philippine Navy Barracks on December 31.
Rosalon told the reporter that she was unable to stand. “I was exhausted, hungry and thirsty after days of not having food or water.
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Rosalon Francis Cayon and other trawlers set out on December 20 from Buliluyan Port, Palawan Island, Philippines to catch tuna at the South China Sea.
Rosalon’s sister Che-che Cayon Quinicon said that she was worried when other fishermen returned without Rosalon.
By Dec. 23, all the fishermen except for my brother had returned home. They said that they hadn’t seen him. She said, “I also called the Coast Guard everyday, but they told me he hadn’t been located.”
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The Naval Forces West reported that Rosalon had been retrieved from Rizal Reef by the Philippine Coast Guard BRP-Cabra MRRV-4409 and returned to Buliluyan Port, Bataraza.
The safe return of Rosalon C. Cayon is testament to the effectiveness of inter-agency operation. The efforts of the Naval Forces West and Western Command, the Philippine Coast Guard District Palawan and the LGU Bataraza Palawan all played a crucial role in the successful rescue of Cayon and his reunion with his employer in Brgy. RioTuba, as well as his family in Puerto Princesa City.