Australian sailor and his dog survive two months at sea
An Australian sailor
who survived two months in the Pacific Ocean by eating raw fish and drinking rainwater is "stable and very well", a doctor says. Sydney resident
Tim Shaddock, 51, and his dog Bella left Mexico for French Polynesia in April, but their boat was damaged by a storm several weeks later. They were rescued by a trawler
this week after a helicopter
spotted
them. The doctor aboard the tuna
trawler said that the man had "normal vital
signs". Mr. Shaddock embarked
on his more than 6,000km-long (3,728-mile) voyage from Mexico's city of La Paz - but soon became stranded
after his vessel's electronics were cut off by bad weather.
tips
sailor:水手;船员
trawler:拖网渔船(trawl 拖网,用拖网捕鱼)
resident:居民(reside 居住)
helicopter:直升飞机
spot:除了点,还有发现的意思
tuna:金枪鱼
vital:生命的
embark:上飞机;乘船;从事,开始
voyage:航程(voy- = way,道路)
strand:搁浅;绳索的股;海冰;河岸