Episode 6: Pacific Ocean Rescue - Tom Robinson’s Incredible Survival Story
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24 year old Tom built a plywood boat in his Brisbane backyard, shipped it to Peru and rowed solo back toward Australia across the Pacific. A totally authentic, epic adventure ensued until.... on the final leg he was capsized by a rogue wave. In gale force winds, naked and freezing, he secured himself with a single rope to the upturned hull and activated his EPIRB. As night fell the enormity of his situation hit him.....
The epic survival story and rescue that followed have featured widely in international media over previous weeks. Hear the full story now, for the first time, on the podcast! It's epic!
Tom's Links:
www.tomrobinsonboats.com, Youtube, Instagram, Facebook.
Also checkout my Surviving the Great Barrier Reef series on my Outback Mike Youtube channel.
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