{"id":136084,"date":"2011-10-19T13:01:49","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T08:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epress.am\/?p=136084"},"modified":"2011-10-19T13:01:49","modified_gmt":"2011-10-19T08:01:49","slug":"russian-sailor-rescued-after-spending-17-days-on-deserted-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/2011\/10\/19\/russian-sailor-rescued-after-spending-17-days-on-deserted-island.html","title":{"rendered":"Russian Sailor Rescued After Spending 17 Days On Deserted Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

A sailor who spent more than two weeks stranded on a deserted island the size of a football pitch with no food and water has been rescued.<\/p>\n

Sergey Ganushev, 25, was collecting seaweed off the Solovetsky Islands in Russia’s White Sea. After his vessel was destroyed by storms, he swam to the nearest island \u2014 an uninhabited landmass around 100 meters long, the International Business Times<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span> reports.<\/p>\n

He was caught by the storm, and his longboat was turned upside down and thrown on to the cliffs. The man made it to the nearest shore and survived, said the local Emergencies Ministry office, according to LifeNews.ru website.<\/p>\n

Ganushev hid from chilling winds in a cave he dug with his bare hands, TV-Novosti<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span> reports. He grabbed a few stones and logs he could find to reinforce the makeshift dwelling. He managed to survive on the island eating nothing but seaweed and drinking rain water for 17 days in temperatures close to zero degrees celsius.<\/p>\n

He almost lost hope and did not leave his cave in the last few days and was about to slash his wrists, Ganushev later told rescuers. Only the coming helicopter\u2019s sound drew him out. He almost could not move, he was so weak.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy boat started leaking. Then a storm started and the boat turned over. I swam to a small island. When I got there the boat crashed on rocks. I spent seventeen days on the island. I had a mobile phone, but it was wet and did not work. I had no food and water. It was very scary,\u201d Ganushev said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the first ten days I was watching the vessels go by in the distance, but when I realized that no one saw me, I gave up on that. I did not hope anyone would come for me. I didn\u2019t come out of my \u2018cave\u2019 for the last three days. When I heard the helicopter, I wasn\u2019t sure whether I should go out or not. But I did, and I saw the helicopter and started waving.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rescuers took him to the nearest city of Arkhangelsk for medical assistance.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis condition is described as serious, but not critical. He\u2019s highly atrophied and suffered hypothermia,\u201d said the Rescue Service spokesman.<\/p>\n

It was a mere coincidence the helicopter was able to find the castaway. The helicopter was actually searching for two other shipwrecked men who lost connection with the Solovetsky Monastery on Oct. 13.<\/p>\n

Photos: Newsru.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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