3 ms·

This reminds me of that man who was stuck in egypt on a boat for 4 years. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-monday-edition-1.6002269/after-nea

• whalesalad 2y ago
  I would have jumped off and just started to swim
  • ceejayoz 2y ago
    > In order to get food and water and charge his phone, Aisha had to swim ashore. I'm guessing the subsequent "get out of Egypt" is the hard bit.
  • xeromal 2y ago
    He actually jumped off and swam ashore occasionally to buy food and charge his phone.
    • apples_oranges 2y ago
      just googled him to read more and according this https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56842506 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56842506 he only was able to swim ashore after a storm blew the ship very close to the shore
• lxgr 2y ago
  See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fleet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fleet
• eastbound 2y ago
  After 4 years alone… a Covid test was still required to leave.