Commander Carlos Urbano Montes said Thursday Francois was in good health following a medical checkup, but lost some weight.
A man from Dominica lost at sea for almost a month survived, in part, by eating ketchup, garlic powder and Maggi seasoning cubes, officials said.
The 47-year-old got lost in December when currents pushed his sailboat out to sea as he was making repairs off the island of St. Martin in the Netherlands Antilles, which is where he calls home, he told Colombian officials. He was eventually spotted by a passing plane as he used a mirror as a signal and wrote out the word “help” on the boat’s hull, according to officials.The merchant ship CMA CGM Voltario joined in the rescue effort of sailor Elvis Francois in a photo released by the Colombian Navy, Jan. 18, 2023.A passing container ship picked him up about 120 nautical miles northwest of the port city of Cartagena, navy officials said.
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