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A teenager survived 49 days adrift on a boat in the Pacific Ocean

Published by Business Insider on Mon, 24 Sep 2018


A teenager survived 49 days adrift on a boat in the Pacific Ocean.Aldi Novel Adilang, 19, had been on the boat since mid-July and was headed toward Guam on a boat without an engine or paddles.The teen thought he was going to die, but remembered his parents and the Bible in times of stress.He subsisted on fish from the ocean and by filtering seawater through a cloth.He was rescued earlier this month.After nearly two months adrift in the Pacific Ocean, a teen fromManado, Indonesia, has returned ashore, Newsweek reports.On July 14, 19-year-oldAldi Novel Adilangwas working as a lamp keeper on a solo fishing boat about 80 miles from the coast of Indonesia when the vessel was sent adrift, according to a press release from theIndonesian Consulate General Osaka.Adilang spent the next 49 days on the open waters headed toward Guam on a boat without an engine or paddles, per the release. After a few days, the teen ran out of supplies. He subsisted on fish from the ocean which he cooked in the shelter on his boat and seawater that he filtered through the cloth of his shirt."Aldi said he had been scared and often cried while adrift," Indonesian diplomat Fajar Firdaus told the Jakarta Post. "Every time he saw a large ship, he said, he was hopeful, but more than 10 ships had sailed past him, none of them stopped or saw Aldi."The teen thought he was going to die and, attimes, considered jumping into the ocean. But in those moments, he remembered his parents and read the Bible, which he kept aboard the ship.During his seven weeks at sea, the teen tried at least 10 times to flag larger ships to no avail, according to the Jakarta Post. But on August 31,Adilang successfully flagged down anArpeggio ship from Panama by waving his cloth for help. The teen jumped off his boat, swam in the ocean, and climbed aboard the larger vessel.On September 8, Adilang returned to Indonesia where he was reunited with his family, according to the Indonesian Consulate General. He is in good health.VisitINSIDER's homepagefor more.Join the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: This holder lets you slice vegetables with ease
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