Surviving For Months Stranded In The Atlantic Ocean | Fight To Survive | Wonder

In the final episode of Fight To Survive's Season 2 - Facing starvation, dehydration and predators from the deep, sailor Steven Callahan fights to survive not only the physical hardships, but also the mental and emotional strain of being adrift and alone in a disintegrating life raft.
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Fight to Survive tells the inspiring true stories of outdoorsmen who have faced down death in the wilderness and lived to tell their story. Adventurer, author and survivor Craig DeMartino hosts the series, journeying to meet other survivors and hear their stories. Each week, Craig takes a survivor back to the flashpoint of their ordeal as they share with him their very own fight to survive. This series takes the audience right into to some of the most majestic and dangerous places in North America. From the exciting action to the inspiring comebacks, these stories will remind us all that faith, determination and human spirit can do anything when faced with the ultimate Fight to Survive.
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[@aleksfoxtrot8044]

“A view of heaven from a seat in hell.” It’s amazing what beautiful quotes come from great turmoil and suffering.

[@humanityfirst8712]

I began to cry when he said I saw land finally. So many bounties we have around are unknown to us, land is one among them and to bow on land for a moment and thank God, nothing can be more better in the most down to earth position. He is a real hero and a living legend. May God keep him safe and happy forever.❤

[@andys3035]

Steven's story is one of the most remarkable and heroic I've seen on this channel.

[@Bdougs]

I would be stuck in the endless forest for 1 year than out at sea for 1 week. Just the fact that I’m restrained to a 6 foot fragile circle surrounded by guaranteed death would give me a heart attack. Let alone looking in the eyes of a shark knowing it could easily horrifyingly manhandle and dismember me while drowning me simultaneously. Dudes a legend

[@felsner1]

He was saved by a combination of willpower, wits, and stamina. What a man!

[@averyjacob7630]

The Human Spirit to survive is amazing. Steve, I highly doubt you’ll see this but you are an amazing human.

[@taha423]

shout out to the camera man who's been with him the entire journey

[@TheRealHelenaDeluca]

hahaha

[@basicburrito1157]

Fr tho I said this on a video and all I got was. hE wAs’nT ThERe YOuR sO StUpiD

[@leeleeporch7876]

🤔😂😂😂amen!

[@lalitafaroli]

😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Shawtyz09ily]

Shout out to the fish for feeding him 🤦‍♂️

[@marydebiase8485]

He was incredibly resourceful in finding ways to stay alive

[@twinkle7879]

I still can’t believe he ate raw fish to survive!

[@bestopinion9257]

Well, he had plenty of time to figure it out.

[@ChewyFrog]

Tears to my eyes.

[@staciarenee2982]

This is one of the most amazing survival story I've ever heard. God was with this man, thankfully he was incredibly intelligent and resourceful with what he had.

[@staciarenee2982]

@jabba3 im sorry but this man really went through something that broke him, humbled him, then a boat showed up to save him. That boat came just in time. If you don't believe in God, and can't see the amazing things he does when all hope is lost, I'll pray for you but you can also keep scrolling.

[@thekenzieandkenna]

@@staciarenee2982 it was his will power and survival instincts that saved him. not no “god” lol. you’re brainwashed x

[@rootpt]

Your God is kinda bad...

[@getreal4real169]

@jabba3 Yes, God was with him. I do believe that.

[@FrauIndian]

Some folks might say God gave him this experience. So he could become a teacher and share his experience ans insights from the sea. Who knows how many folks he inspired.

[@1234567marks]

Incredible, and heartwarming 👍

[@sm0kei38]

the fact that after so long being at sea and fighting the odds to finally be found by fishermen, when he fell on the sand finally at land it even shook my heart. nobody can imagine what going through this is like having such times of no hope and then suddenly using the human brain to fix, repair, survive and get ideas leading to survival. humans are amazing and i hope this man got to live his life after this horrifying experience which hopefully taught him some good too!

[@ltraina3353]

I loved that book and movie “the life of pi”…so good! Now I want to read “Adrift”. What I love is, you could meet this dude on the street and have NO idea that he has this incredible story that he experienced, no idea of what a badass survivor he is. That’s why I always love to talk to people and hear their stories….you just never know…maybe that little old lady was a WASP during WWII, or maybe that man with an accent has a story of escaping his war-torn country and saving his neighbors too.

[@Alf-Garnish]

incredible story. Up there with the greatest survival stories of all time.

[@kipup8775]

Yeah, I would have committed suicide if I was in his position

[@FinznFowl82]

Read the book "expirement in survival"... another amazing true story

[@elivasgam]

Agree., ever since seeing this some years ago, never forgot it as the most fascinating ever saw. Angel send from the Father, Jesus was with him but by his own strength and fortitude and ingenuity - wow most inspiring.

[@jhtsurvival]

How about that cook they found alive in the boat at the bottom of the ocean

[@HunterKnightTheFirst]

Its kind of common for people in the Caribbean only feat was he was white

[@nateb4543]

This was one of the first books i ever read by choice, incredible. You hear about peoples kids being their driving force to survive. Steve just had no quit (as i remember it)

[@felixcat9318]

One can only admire the sheer willpower that it must have taken simply to remain alive for so long in such a hostile, dangerous and exposed environment! Mr. Callahan's inventiveness, together with his ability to find the means to keep going psychologically and physically irrespective of his despair and severely malnourished and dehydrated condition is testimony to the magnitude of his humanity and his love of life and of his beloved family. His is a story way beyond what any Sailor could ever imagine might befall them aboard a small sailboat at sea! Whilst it's true that he learned a considerable amount about every aspect of liferaft design and construction, catching fish, distilling water, food and water management, improvisation and isolation, the thing that he learned the most about above all others, was himself!

[@osajohnson1957]

He saw the truth. And now, because of his story, we too, have seen a bit of the truth.

[@Leo1903able]

Having been an outdoorsman myself, I recall being very absorbed in reading his book in the late 80's. Great to now see a video of Steven relaying his story so many years later.

[@shannonelizabethkelley7822]

This story was incredible..75 days on the ocean .WOW. not to mention he followed the currants estimating where land would b and then wrote a book and was the inspiration for a movie.truly a miracle!!

[@seastoriesandsciencefictio4253]

Adrift is one of the great sea stories of all time. I really enjoyed reading Steven Callahan's book because I'm a total nut for sea stories. It was so impressive, I wrote a blog post about it and made a video book review on my KZbin channel.

[@laiyinquan8355]

I wish I could get my hands on that book. How alike is this documentary to the recount?

[@seastoriesandsciencefictio4253]

@@laiyinquan8355 This documentary and the book are very similar.

[@laiyinquan8355]

@@seastoriesandsciencefictio4253 Fantastic.

[@FinznFowl82]

Have you read "Experiment in survival"? About the man that invented the life rafts? He wanted to test them so he floated across the pacific in his homemade raft and survival kit. Theres other stories leading up to his voyage as well.

[@osajohnson1957]

@@FinznFowl82 Wow. Thanks! The Universe really does work.

[@funbricks1]

the fact that steven's story was so impressive they made it twice really shows how insane his feat was

[@4playpowerful]

❤❤🕘1111😢PLL

[@shubhamjoshi9748]

i am feeling ashamed of myself after seeing this .. i lost my hope ...just by the fear of failure from a exam ....and does not give my best shot in last 30 days ......i am feeling very very disgusting about myself ...this gave me the greatest life lesson till now ......😥😥😥😥very happy that he survived ...

[@osajohnson1957]

I'm glad this story opened your mind. Hope you are doing well!

[@moribunee4849]

to you, the exam may have been very important. feelings don't usually come out of nowhere so if you've felt that way, the struggle may have been significant for you hope you're doing okay now!

[@basicburrito1157]

This should be an advertisement for that life raft

[@elmortobeats5919]

this is all a lobbyist conspiracy story.

[@elmortobeats5919]

@Jose Buselli take a chill pill Jose', its a joke 😆

[@ThePaul3333]

@@elmortobeats5919 It makes no sense.

[@Jaecht88]

@@elmortobeats5919 you mean there was never an Atlantic ocean?

[@upanddownlevel9]

Except that he couldn't drink off of it because the paint was leeching off?...

[@emmahardesty4330]

Folks, gotta recommend Steve's book Adrift. It's fantastic and well written--can't put it down.

[@MyTribez]

Did anybody cry ??? I did - so amazing 🌺

[@patriciawickholm3617]

This delightful gentleman was very good at telling his incredible story!!! Who knew a life raft had an expiration date? lol

[@Thecatnamedkiwi]

I loved this guys story so much that i emailed him to tell him how much his story helped me! Hes a nice guy. I was supposed to meet him at a boat festival but i wasnt able to make it. He doesnt like to talk about his experience so much anymore. Probably just from repeating himself so much over the years.

[@jenxpaintz6946]

Just wow! Incredible short of survival and human spirit. Big shout out to the actor who was phenomenal and really brought this to life

[@Truther567]

I’m surprised no planes or ships saw him. It’s amazing all the things he came up with that saved his life. Amazing survival story.

[@bmjesus08]

Ships passed him, didn't c him

[@julieguay2536]

Wow! A super human survival...I love watching episodes like this that make my problems like a whisper in the dark compare to this amazing human survival stories

[@mohammadbazzi3072]

Such a brave man. I salute him for survive. God bless him. I would Thank those 2 guys who came to Rescue him. Special Thank to the guys who Rescue steven.

[@bobshenix]

In the picture with the rescuers it turns out that is the exact raft that he was in.... even that exact color scheme.

[@feliciabosch8110]

Incredible story of a courageous man the will of a mere man wow

[@ellaizzah1]

Wow...so one can survive the ocean like this...2 months? Incredible survival experience.

[@randombaguette]

Yep. Someone survived for over 400 days adrift in the sea

[@thereporter2662]

He had fresh water, a life boat, and some other survival tools. MOST people are not that lucky

[@cassandraclapp6667]

My hat is off to you Sir! No one these days could make it a week let alone 70 days. God bless you Sir. I was at the ocean a week ago and my that would be terrifying

[@afgankidd00]

lol wtf? ya i guess no one would be able to.. lol

[@lance9249]

@@afgankidd00 You have to wonder how many genders a 20 something would make up in all those days

[@litteralynolives9665]

@@lance9249 why are old people so obsessed w the new generation??? This video literally had nothing to do with what you just said lollllll

[@CHROME_FC]

What's amazing from this whole story besides his will to survive but just how big the ocean is that you could be out there for 70 some days and not see a ship the whole time!

[@nadinejackson3740]

Life of Pi is my favorite movie! I did not know that it was based on Steve Callahan's life..... What an amazing man, and an amazing albeit scary story of survival, and will to survive ❤️

[@thomasneal7126]

His intelligence is what saved him.

[@berthabbdiva9162]

Awesome story why I’m crying I must get the book we all can hear more of his story out in that water for 76 days …. Remarkable 🥰🙏🏾

[@datGApeach4ya]

I’m *so* Happy that they found him!

[@Schnute]

The „I shouldn't be alive" episode felt more like a movie, this episode here on Wonder was more down to earth, less dramatic which I personally like more.

[@jorgecrowtatsrodriguez4793]

the stranger who thrust the beer in his hands was a real hero here.

[@keonecapan4742]

The greatest survivors of all time what a brave man

[@georgehosea139]

A real hero and legend, a true survival story, kudos

[@mrsseasea]

I was in the hospital having my first child when this came on…..crazy to think about now 40 years ago

[@Darksagan]

90% of the people watching this wouldn't have survived.

[@critianclassico8208]

I played minecraft.

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[@kipup8775]

I would I’m just built different😈😈😈😈🥶🥶🥶

[@Darksagan]

@@critianclassico8208 hahahaha

[@yaemiko1213]

A million percent true

[@NeurodiverJENNt]

He made it sound upbeat and easy, but that kind of mental strength comprises 3% of the population... If even. His ability to make it sound upbeat is even more of a testament to his mental strength.

[@sallyjacobi722]

Amazing story of the will to live. When I was a kid I was in the water so much friends called me Aqua Man. Now, at 51, I wouldn't make it out there 76 hours. 76 minutes even.

[@lynneetetz]

Wow! What an incredible story! This has really touched me. What a strong person he is. 😅

[@EazzyBeezie]

This whole episode was so well put together! Bravo and WELL DONE STEVE. I’ve learned a lot! Thank you.

[@Forgiven.Reborn.Redeemed]

Absolutely breathtaking story...most ppl will consider this man's experience unlucky but for those of us that know the magnificence of our maker, knows how powerful this experience must of been. What an aging testimony...imagine how ud feel to b completely cut off from ALL of today's society and the modern gadgets we surround ourselves with to all of a sudden being surrounded by nothing but God and His creation. Something so simple but so spiritually deep that words just can't describe

[@osajohnson1957]

"...surrounded by nothing but God and His creation" as he discerned that God was also within.

[@lindalu8565]

Loved the details in rhe interview on this one. Adrift. Now i wanna read this book by Steve Callahan. Glad you survived. Thank you!

[@Murge816]

It’s amazing how creative you become when your life is on the line

[@swannoir]

So resourceful, smart and brave! Bravo, Steve! Glad you made it!

[@daenerys1480]

I am boarding ships for years since I was little since its our transportation from the province to the city where I studied college. With all those years and even now, I have my fair share of story about navigating through a bad storm and all that huge waves that crashes in and out if the vessels balcony. I even experienced being moved to the other side of the ship just to balance out the tilting ship. With all these experience we are blessed enough to land to the port safely. Even tho, watching survival videos has helped a lot. Me and my siblings would always have a bag of survival kit when we are on board. A bag filled of black socks (which my mom would always say that it will prevent us from being eaten by the sharks 😂), a flash light, a wistle, a bottle of water, a can good and other small snacks, and a knife. I know this isnt enought but still, its better to have something to grab on when these unfavorable situation happens.

[@osajohnson1957]

Ilokano, What an interesting life experience you've had! Have you written it out? I bet many of us want to know more.

[@SeeMyChannelDescription]

The only idea I could have was saving like the snacks in the survival kit has like a last resort and getting yourself used to the food in the ocean before you start eating everything you have, but I wouldn’t be able to do that. I just eat everything I have. 😂

[@grepastvchromebook8949]

What an ordeal, and so professionally handled. A mini-version of the Alvarenga story. Solar stills, by the way, are underestimated. Pretty easy to build, and can be used to obtain drinkable water where this is sparse. I know several settled in warm climates who use them, to great benefit.

[@tony7830]

A great add on to the first episode , and we learn and are inspired some more on this mans incredible story. Thankyou.

[@asiahassan5410]

i admire u steve ur truely a hero and a super human.God was wth u all along.

[@pro-touch7055]

I wonder how many people have survived lost at sea for much longer than anyone ever (found), and with amazing stories of survival but just wasn’t ever rescued. We will never know….

[@TheConorsmithusa]

Is this a new Stephen callaghan I shouldn't be alive documentary? I remember watching the other one before a few times with the blonde actor and it was absolutely brilliant.

[@faith_alone]

It looks like they lost the rights to post the "I shouldn't be Alive" series. That video had like 20 million views and it was epic. It's still on dailymotion

[@iSweariCanDance]

Drifting 2000 miles in 76 days!!! he witnessed heaven in a seat of hell

[@akhanimov22841]

Amazing fight for survival

[@tommyc9659]

I read the book he'll I bought it when in the NAVY awesome thanks for sharing 👍

[@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786]

Incredible determination and survival skills

[@rustyshacklferd535]

He was also on I Shouldnt Be Alive, both have tid bits that are astonishing. What an amazing story!

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

I still don't fully understand how the fork worked to close the rip in the raft.

[@osajohnson1957]

@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 Go play with what he mentioned that he had to use. See what you come up with. It''ll be FUN!

[@janetpattison8474]

11 weeks is a long long time, and I love all the survival stories , som of which are much much longer.

[@fiver023]

Imagine this man just gets home after all of these days at sea and he asks what's for dinner and his mom says fish.

[@lost_poet_]

Copied comment from the original episode

[@dominiquemerlin2023]

😂

[@darrenjohnson2912]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ImGoingSupersonic]

Copied comment

[@BigBoss-ou5ij]

...and sea water

[@hirotwo2018]

9:29 that smile 18:21 that song is amazing 18:24 fish fish fish

[@kayelangomes6022]

I was crying when they found him

[@MargieRose777]

Reminds me of the movie castaway. God answered the prayers of his parents and loved ones. Amazing story

[@newsnowmilitia1147]

It is scary to realize I would die if put in the same position being an alcoholic and dehydrated unable to sleep blood pressure is messed up wow life is soo short this man is a legend for surviving in a raft

[@jamesrichardson8379]

Everything was taken to make him give up. Im going to use this experience for things in my life. Mans was in the middle of vast water, losing everything; if he decided he had no hope, then he wouldve had no hope and died on his own. Can use this for many instances.

[@BigLuOTG305]

I’m glad I seen this today

[@TheAquariumDrizzle]

Guys a intellectual and a survivor 👏

[@dianalee3059]

Absolutely amazing story! Congratulations on your determination

[@IvanGuell-pg6qv]

you are a hero to humanity God bless you friend

[@jearelleno11]

This was a amazing and I was saying to myself it reminded me of Life of Pi right before he mentioned it ! Truly incredible survival story .

[@jenniferconnell7730]

Praise God. This man is a legend 🙏🏻💙👏🏼

[@eija8042]

Poor you❤❤❤❤❤

[@newsdiddyforlife]

This shows that we don't really appreciate small things until we really need but don't get

[@AB-yx9dp]

Pure respect for the guy!!

[@AlEtteso]

Praise God for these kind people who rescued him. I hope they are rewarded if not in this life then the next. 💛

[@SPE3DYEMO]

No one talking about how good the actor is.

[@stpbasss3773]

I've seen all four seasons of I shouldn't be alive and this was the craziest one to me. This guy was very smart the way he stayed alive that long. Made very few bad decisions in fact I would say he didn't do anything wrong, the fish popping his raft was a weird accident and he wasn't doing anything wrong.

[@AbBached]

Amazing survived story Never give up ❤❤

[@durrere1973]

I was so invested I. His story even though I knew the ending. Praise God

[@Princesskat81]

One tuff dude and his will to survive, this probably the best survival story I’ve ever heard of ,

[@WildWombats]

I don't need Bear Grylls to teach me survival. Give me this guy!

[@ImGoingSupersonic]

Really?

[@JosePerez-mw4gm]

Yes really didn't you read his comment?

[@matthewrichter5709]

This is an amazing story!

[@5thdawg917]

Finally, they mentioned what islands he ended up in! Crazy!

[@rmn4348]

they did in the first part too

[@5thdawg917]

@@rmn4348 ah i probably never clocked on. I wanted to see the distance on google maps lol

[@chestercopperpot7897]

This is one of my favourites survival story

[@zaiah1215]

We all started binge watching from here

[@MattHoneyman-dj2rp]

Wow amazing story of strength I hope he nos God has something in store 4 him 🙏

[@vikinginspace4881]

“To me this a view from heaven from a seat in hell” what a great line. Maybe we need the hell to see the beauty

[@mikefabbi5127]

That repair is insane!!!

[@doylethechocolatelab]

By far my favourite I should be alive episode

[@LCFCV9]

Easily my favourite survival story.

[@shemarwong2447]

The earth is filled with the Glory and Mercy of the LORD.

[@brendan8550]

that was awesome.

[@joeyricefried9621]

LEGEND.

[@whatgamerlol5831]

Steve: To solve a problem is to make it bigger. Me: make more problem with my girl.. It’s over.. okay problem solve. Thanks Steve

[@Alphae21]

Fancy seeing him again

[@metrocustomer7756]

😳😲 wow astonishing he did an awesome job to survive God was with him and the camera man did just awesome 😎.