Man who drifted 38 days doubts survival story - El Universal - Mexico News

It seems implausible at first, but after three fishermen from San Blas, Nayarit, who claim to have survived nine months adrift, were rescued last August 5,500 miles away near the Marshall Islands, Tartín´s tale seems far less fishy....

Man who drifted 38 days doubts survival story - El Universal - Mexico News

The not-so-low-rent correspondent: Tartin, Nayarit's original "perdido"

Further south in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Nayarit, a fisherman by the name of Jose Alfredo Torres, better known as Tartin, survived spending 38 days at sea. And he's extremely skeptical of the San Blas crew's account...

The not-so-low-rent correspondent: Tartin, Nayarit's original "perdido"

Shipwreck Survivors: Three men in a boat - Americas, World - The Independent

It's still night-time, but dawn will be coming soon. One of the most famous men in Mexico is lying awake in his boarding-house bed, listening to thunder pound the church on the town square...

Shipwreck Survivors: Three men in a boat - Americas, World - The Independent

1st Mate: A SAN BLAS VALENTINE

We gave it up after two sleepless nights and made an early start for San Blas. Within a couple of hours the seas were flattened and glassy, and we had a Cadillac ride up the coast....

1st Mate: A SAN BLAS VALENTINE

Mazatlan to San Blas | Adventures of Solace

After exiting the harbour, it was our wish to sail to Isla Isabella then on to San Blas. The wind was finally in our favour and we were able to sail all the way to Isla Isabela. This is essentially a bird sanctuary with no inhabitants ...

Mazatlan to San Blas | Adventures of Solace