Governments deliberately place castaway huts or depots on isolated islands to provide stranded people with essential supplies and tools. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the New Zealand government constructed the majority of these huts. Interestingly, the huts were designed to withstand harsh weather conditions, and they were built with materials that could withstand strong […]
Called a real-life Lord of the Flies…
Called a real-life Lord of the Flies, the Tongan Castaways, six boys who stole a boat and were stranded on a deserted island in 1965, staying there for 15 months before rescue, built a “commune” with a garden, permanent fire, gym, and badminton court.
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4 sailors survived at sea off…
4 sailors survived at sea off the coast of New Zealand for 118 days after their trimaran, the Rose-Noelle, was upturned by a rogue wave. They cut holes in the hull, collected rainwater, and eventually caught and cooked fish. They were in such good shape upon return many doubted their story.
In 2011, two men got lost…
In 2011, two men got lost at sea and were adrift of 33 days before washing up on an atoll, where they meet a descendant of a long-lost uncle. The uncle had also gone adrift 50 years earlier.
A man, after surviving 33 days lost at sea, finally came…
A man, after surviving 33 days lost at sea, finally came ashore by chance on the Marshall Islands only to discover that his uncle, believed lost at sea 50 years ago, had washed ashore on the same island and started a family there. 00
After 18+ years marooned on an island, the real-life heroine the novel The Island of the…
After 18+ years marooned on an island, the real-life heroine the novel The Island of the Blue Dolphins died just 7 weeks after being rescued.