why do you think the other passengers left the Wilson family to survive alone
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Just before sunrise on 28 October 2005, Rendón, Ordóñez and Vidaña, along with two other seafarers, left the Mexican port, to catch sharks in a 28 ft fiberglass boat. But they exhausted their fuel and strong easterly winds cast them adrift. Their families searched for several weeks, but the castaways were blown out into the high seas too fast and could not be found. Without a radio, the fishermen had no way to raise help.
The three survived for nine months on raw fish, seagulls, and sea turtles and by collecting rain in empty gasoline containers. However, two other companions, including the vessel’s owner, died from starvation after two months.
Hope returned to the stranded fishermen when they saw planes flying from the west. They realized that it would be easier to cross the ocean to the west, rather than attempting to turn into the wind to return to Mexico. They fashioned a sail with blankets and continued westwards, following the wind and the currents.
On 9 August 2006, their boat was spotted on the radar of a Taiwanese tuna fishing vessel, Koo’s 102, at a distance of 32 km. The captain ordered the crew to sail towards the signal to investigate. Soon they reached the stranded boat and picked up the three surviving fishermen. The survivors were reported to be “very thin and hungry, but otherwise healthy”. The sailors of the Taiwanese boat took them aboard and gave them food, medical care, and clothes. On 22 August 2006, where they were handed over to an official from the Mexican embassy in New Zealand, who arranged to have them flown back to Mexico.
They arrived back in Mexico on 27 August 2006, and after visiting their families they went back to San Blas to continue with shark fishing.
Story 2:
Captain Charles Barnard
In 1812, the British ship Isabella, captained by George Higton, was shipwrecked off Eagle Island (part of the Falkland Islands). Most of the crew were rescued by the American sealer Nanina which was built and operated out of the whaling port city of Hudson, NY, and commanded by Captain Charles Barnard. Barnard, realizing that the castaways were unaware of the War of 1812, informed the survivors that they were at war with each other, but agreed to rescue them. Realizing that he would require more provisions for the expanded number of passengers, Barnard and a few others went out in a party to hunt for meat on the nearby New Island. During his absence, the British seized Nanina and left Barnard and his men on New Island. Barnard and his party were finally rescued by the British whalers Asp and Indispensable in November 1814. He later continued his career as a sealer and captain of the Charity in the South Shetlands in 1820–21. In 1829, Barnard wrote A Narrative of the Sufferings and Adventures of Capt. Charles Barnard detailing his life as a castaway.
2. Think of one of your favourite interesting stories and fill in/ draw an outline-chart like the one shown below.
Challenging problem:
Maurice and Maralyn Baileys’ journey began when they left Southampton, England, in their 31-foot (9.4 m) yacht Auralyn. Their intended destination was New Zealand. They passed safely through the Panama Canal in February and were on their way to the Galapagos Islands. At dawn on 4 March 1973, their yacht was struck by a whale and severely damaged. After transferring some supplies to an inflated life raft and dinghy and salvaging some food, a compass, and other supplies, the Baileys watched as Auralyn disappeared beneath the waves.
Scene 1:
To survive, they collected rainwater and when their meager food supplies ran out, began eating sea creatures such as turtles, seabirds and fish caught by hand or with safety pins fashioned into hooks.
Scene 2:
As they drifted in the open Pacific, the couple saw seven ships, but were unable to attract these ships’ attention since their signal flares failed and their emergency kit did not contain a signalling mirror.
Scene 3:
Their life raft began to disintegrate and required frequent reinflation.