A Sydney, Australia, resident who survived three months in the Pacific Ocean by eating raw fish and drinking rainwater is stable and doing well. .“I have been through a very difficult ordeal at sea,” Tim Shaddock told 9News. ."I'm just needing rest and good food because I have been alone at sea a long time.”.Shaddock, and his dog Bella, left Mexico for French Polynesia in April, but their boat was damaged by a storm several weeks later. They were rescued by a tuna boat, from Mexican fishing company Grupomar after a helicopter spotted them. .The doctor aboard the boat said Shaddock had “normal vital signs.” .He embarked on his more than 6,000 kilometre voyage from La Paz, Mexico, but he became stranded after his vessel's electronics were cut off by bad weather..It left his dog and him drifting in the Pacific Ocean, surviving on what he could catch..When they were found off Mexico's coast three months later, he was leaner and sporting an overgrown beard..Shaddock said fishing gear had helped Bella and him survive. He managed to avoid sunburns by sheltering under his boat’s canopy. .After the rescue, he was seen smiling and wearing a blood pressure monitor on his arm. He has been able to eat small meals. .“Thanks to the experience of the crew (on the tuna ship) guided by Captain Oscar Meza Oregon, he received medical attention, hydration, and necessary nutrition,” said Grupomar. .Grupomar said they were lost on his catamaran Aloha Toa in the northern Pacific Ocean. It said Aloha Toa would arrive at the port in Manzanillo, Mexico, on Tuesday.
