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Raft. >> the tiny raft had 48 holes. the men patched as best they could. on the 33rd day of their ordeal, sergeant francis mcnamara died. his raft mates slipped his body overboard and waited for their time to come. but on the 47th day, the raft was lifted high on a wave. and the men saw land. >> before we could land on one of the deserted islands a japanese patrol boat saw us, picked us up. we couldnt stand up. two days there and they put us on a ship and said you are going to an island. we cons...

Raft. >> the tiny raft had 48 holes. the men patched as best they could. on the 33rd day of their ordeal, sergeant francis mcnamara died. his raft mates slipped his body overboard and waited for their time to come. but on the 47th day, the raft was lifted high on a wave. and the men saw land. >> before we could land on one of the deserted islands a japanese patrol boat saw us, picked us up. we couldnt stand up. two days there and they put us on a ship and said you are going to an island. we cons...