The man rescued from a disabled sailboat off the North Carolina coast responded to critics of his story on Monday, explaining that he avoided sunburn and blisters by staying in the vessel’s cabin and that he survived by rationing food and water.
Louis Jordan’s three-paragraph statement says he stayed inside the cabin to keep dry and avoid sun, wind, waves and sea spray. “Every time I went outside, I exposed myself to getting my clothes drenched, which would have made it harder for me to keep warm,” Jordan said. “My blankets were already soaked, and often there was no way of hanging up my clothes to dry. Keeping dry was vital to my survival.”
