438 days adrift: I knew the story of the shipwreck of José Salvador Alvarenga

José Salvador Alvarenga is a Salvadoran castaway whose survival story in the Pacific Ocean captured world attention. He left the Pacific coast of Mexico, specifically from the fishing village of Costa Azul near Pijijiapan, Chiapas, on November 17, 2012. His intention was to conduct a day of shark fishing that would not last more than 30 hours. He was accompanied by a 22-year-old named Ezequiel Córdoba, who last hour replaced Alvarenga’s usual co…