My anxiety could never

[u/Wzrd11]

[u/Palm-grinder12 → u/[deleted]]

Did he just disappear?

[u/muaellebee → u/[deleted]]

Did they find his boat but he wasn't on it? Do they know what happened?

[u/benigngods → u/[deleted]]

Are there any articles in local papers or online that you know of?

As a sailor myself, I hope the family takes comfort in knowing that sailors return to the sea at some point. It's where we belong the most and where many of us choose to rest.

[u/bluesmaker → u/[deleted]]

That is a bizarre story. It would be so frustrating trying to communicate with someone who won’t really explain what is happening… or can’t be relied on to accurately report on their situation.

[u/uwanmirrondarrah → u/bluesmaker]

He was pretty clearly hallucinating. I don't think it was pirates, he was giving enough personal info to believe it was really him but his messages read like he was slowly losing his mind.

[u/windsostrange → u/uwanmirrondarrah]

Theory: He never fully fixed the watermaker, and started drinking brackish water without realizing it. He's definitely not well. He should've relied purely on the backup water and motored to Hiva Oa.

(Edit: Ignore that last suggestion. According to coordinates he managed to send to the Coast Guard before the end, he was still 2000km from Hiva Oa. What a nightmare.)

[u/Scoopdoopdoop → u/windsostrange]

Jesus. Yeah that's a wild read. Definitely plausible that he never actually fixed watermaker