Man Survives 67 Days At Sea In Small Inflatable Boat

A Russian man survived 67 days adrift at sea while in a tiny inflatable boat.

Mikhail Pichugin, 46, was rescued in the Sea of Okhotsk after spending over two months in a tiny inflatable boat that lost its engine.

Pichugin’s brother and nephew were in his boat but did not survive the journey.

According to CBS, Pichugin’s boat was discovered by a fishing vessel near the Kamchatka Peninsula.

When rescuers found him, Pichugin weighed only 110 lbs.

His wife revealed That He had taken “enough food with him for about two weeks, as well as warm clothes, life jackets, flares, and about five gallons of water.”

NEW: 'Whale watcher' is found alive after 67 days adrift in a small inflatable boat in the Sea of Okhotsk next to the bodies of his brother and nephew

Mikhail Pichugin, 45, was rescued by the Russian fishing vessel Angel after spending 67 days adrift in the Sea of Okhotsk… pic.twitter.com/2YeMVCflI0

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MAN SURVIVES 67 DAYS AT SEA AFTER BOAT ACCIDENT IN THE PACIFIC

Mikhail Pichugin, a survivor of a boat accident in the Sea of Okhotsk, is in serious condition at the Magadan Regional Hospital.

After drifting for 67 days he lost 50 kilograms, relying on rainwater and soaked peas… pic.twitter.com/yjajyJsimo

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Check out what CBS reported:

After 67 days adrift at sea, man found alive in tiny boat next to bodies of brother and 15-year-old nephew

A Russian man was rescued in the stormy Sea of Okhotsk after surviving for more than two months in a tiny inflatable boat that lost its engine, but his brother and nephew have died, officials said Tuesday.

The prosecutor’s office in the far east of Russia said that the man was rescued Monday by a fishing vessel off the Kamchatka Peninsula.

It didn’t name the survivor, but Russian news reports identified him as 46-year-old Mikhail Pichugin, who in early August set on a journey to watch whales in the Sea of Okhotsk together with his 49-year-old brother and 15-year-old nephew. Their bodies were reportedly found in the boat when the Angel fishing vessel rescued Pichugin.

Media reports said the three men traveled to the Shantar Islands off the northwest shore of the Sea of Okhotsk in early August. They went missing after setting off on their way back to Sakhalin Island on Aug. 9. Family members alerted authorities and a rescue effort was launched but failed to locate the men.

The survivor’s wife told Russia’s state-run RIA Novosti news agency that the trio had taken enough food with them for about two weeks, as well as warm clothes, life jackets, flares and about five gallons of water. Their boat engine apparently failed, leaving them adrift.

Russian whale watcher rescued after 67 days at sea on inflatable boat, found with brother and nephew’s corpses https://t.co/6pKnqgc61c pic.twitter.com/VUZmFOxK71

— New York Post (@nypost) October 15, 2024

Per The New York Post:

A Russian man survived more than two months adrift in the frigid Sea of Okhotsk in a small inflatable dinghy — and was rescued while still holding onto his dead brother and nephew’s bodies, according to local reports.

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Mikhail Pichugin, 45, was finally found 67 days after his engine failed while on an ill-fated whale-watching expedition by a Russian trawler in Russia’s far east, video obtained by East2West Media Group shows.

The desperate man, who reportedly lost more than 100 pounds, can be seen in an orange life vest waving down the fisherman in the dark and telling rescuers that he is very weak.