Two survive 25 days at sea — in an ice box

[Contrary1]

:wow: I can't even imagine this.

"CANBERRA - Two Myanmar fishermen have survived for almost a month in shark-infested waters by floating in a large ice box after their boat sank, rescue officials said.

The men, both in their 20s, were on a Thai fishing boat with 18 others when it sank in heavy seas off Australia's north coast on Dec. 23, said Australian Maritime Safety Authority spokeswoman Tracy Jiggins.

"They had no safety equipment, no beacons, no means of communication and they'd been drifting for 25 days," Jiggins told Reuters on Tuesday, describing the ice box as "desk sized." "For them to have even been spotted in a huge body of water is amazing," she said..."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28738808/

[midnight]

1. They kept it together. A miracle....

[closeupready]

2. Iceboxes float?

I never knew that.

[depakid]

3. Yep- it's happened more than once

Picture/audio feed from the SMH: http://media.smh.com.au/?category=Breaking%20News&rid=45367

Last July:

Three fisherman, who were rescued off the central Queensland coast this morning after their boat sank, have told how they survived by clinging to an esky.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/05/2295460.htm

[misanthrope]

5. A lot of them used to employ a material like styrofoam for insulation.**nm

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[LisaL]

4. What were they eating and drinking all this time?

Amazing.

[JCMach1]

6. Wow! A REAL Indy moment

:)