133 Days Alone at Sea — How Did He Survive? | Poon Lim

133 days. Alone. In the middle of the ocean. In 1942, after the SS Ben Lomond was torpedoed in the South Atlantic, Poon Lim found himself alone on a small wooden life raft with limited food and water. What followed was an incredible 133-day fight for survival at sea. With no engine, no radio and no way to control where the raft was going, he had to find ways to catch fish, collect rainwater and survive the harsh conditions of the open ocean. He was eventually rescued by Brazilian fishermen on 5 April 1943, after drifting alone for 133 days. Guinness World Records records his ordeal as the longest recorded survival alone on a raft. This documentary tells the true survival story of Poon Lim, from the sinking of SS Ben Lomond to his eventual rescue. If you enjoy true survival stories, ocean survival, shipwreck documentaries and real historical events, subscribe to SelfArc for more real-life survival stories. poon lim, poon lim survival, poon lim 133 days, poon lim survival story, 133 days at sea, 133 days alone at sea, 133 days survival, alone at sea, alone on a raft, raft survival, life raft survival, ocean survival, true survival story, real survival story, survival documentary, true survival documentary, real life survival stories, extreme survival, survival at sea, shipwreck survival, SS Ben Lomond, SS Benlomond, poon lim true story, world war 2 survival, ww2 survival, maritime survival, ocean survival story, castaway survival, historical survival story, human survival story #TrueSurvivalStory #SurvivalDocumentary #OceanSurvival #RealSurvival #documentary #druvrathee #professorofhow