Dan
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I just saw this article, and thought that any discussion about survival should be mitigated with how to avoid the scenario in the first place.
How to Survive 75 Hours Alone in the Ocean - Outside - Pocket
I'll chime in later. For now, I want to see what peeps are thinking. Especially what you learned in you OW and AOW classes.
Pretty obvious about having signaling devices would prevent or at least shorten the time lost at sea.
This is good to know:
“The practical guidance in situations like this is that you should avoid drinking for the first day; this will trigger hormone changes that make your body start conserving water. After that, aim to scrounge up half a liter per day. Hewitt used his mask and wetsuit jacket to collect rainwater, but this was far below his needs. When he was rescued, he drank a liter and a half of water, then received another six liters intravenously.”
I use to carry water bottle in my BCD pockets in addition to PLB, PAB, DSMB & Signal mirror. I think I’ll skip the water bottle based on the above practical guidance. My BCD pockets are just getting too full with the signaling devices.