Hero 'whale watcher' survived 67 days adrift at sea, as he describes how his heartbroken brother had to watch his son die before also losing his life

The Russian Far Eastern Transport Prosecutor's Office said: 'The vessel was found in the waters of the Sea of Okhotsk off the village of Ust-Khayruzovo in the Kamchatka region


A whale-watcher who miraculously survived 67 days adrift in an inflatable boat stayed alive by collecting rainwater and eating soaked dried peas and freeze-fried noodles, it has been revealed.

Footage shows a conscious Mikhail Pichugin, 45, arriving at the Russian port Magadan after he was spotted by fishermen in the stormy Sea of Okhotsk. ---More...

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