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Vidam Perevertilov clung to a fishing buoy for hours before he was rescued. (Representative Image) A sailor who fell into the Pacific Ocean without a life jacket survived by clinging to a "piece of sea rubbish" for hours before he was rescued. Vidam Perevertilov spent 14 hours in the cold water after  he fell off the cargo ship Silver Supporter as the vessel made its routine supply run between New Zealand's Tauranga port and Pitcairn Island, reports BBC. The incident occurred at about 4 AM on February 16.  After falling into the ocean, the 52-year-old spotted a small black dot in the horizo...

A Lithuanian man has survived an incredible 14 hours in the Pacific Ocean after falling off a cargo ship during a 3,500-mile supply run. The Silver Supporter 's chief engineer,...

Sailor who fell overboard clung to 'sea rubbish' for 16 hours and survived Jennifer Hassan, The Washington Post Feb. 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail A sailor who spent 16 hours floating in the Pacific Ocean has credited a piece of "sea rubbish" for saving his life after he fell overboard following his night shift on a cargo ship last week. The Lithuanian man, identified as 52-year-old Vidam Perevertilov, was discovered clinging to a discarded fishing buoy Feb. 16. He was unharmed but exhausted and looked "about 20 years older," his son Marat told the New Zealand news website Stuff. Perevertilo...

Vidam Perevertilov is a chief engineer on a vessel named 'Silver Supporter.' Vidam Perevertilov is the chief engineer on a vessel named 'Silver Supporter.'   |  Photo Credit: Representative Image A 52-year-old sailor named Vidam Perevertilov survived for 14 hours in the mammoth Pacific Ocean after he fell off of a cargo ship. Not wearing a life jacket, he spotted a 'black dot' towards which he swam swiftly. Thinking of it as a 'fishing buoy', he held onto it for his dear life.  However, it was only later that he realized he was holding onto a pile of rubbish. Speak...

Man Survives 14 Hours In Pacific Ocean 'Clinging To Sea Rubbish'