Indian Ocean Castaways: Epic Voyage (Part 1 of 2)

April 15, 2026 · 50 min · Season 1 · Episode 142

About this episode

Gordon Brace and his wife Elisabeth embark on a perilous three-month journey across the Indian Ocean after meeting an eccentric fisherman in Sri Lanka.

In Sri Lanka, a chance meeting with an eccentric fisherman sees Gordon Brace and his wife Elisabeth join the trip of a lifetime: a crossing of the Indian Ocean aboard a single-engine motorboat. But the young sailors will get much more than they bargained for. Because what follows is a survival story for the ages - a three-month epic of grit, daring and peril on the high seas… A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by John Hopkins. Written by Joe Viner | Produced by Ed Baranski | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Matt Peaty | Assembly edit by Rob Plummer | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Ralph Tittley. For more on this story read Gordon's book, Survival in Paradise. For ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions If you have an amazing survival story of your own that you’d like to put forward for the show, let us know. Drop us an email at support@noiser.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: John Hopkins

Guests: Gordon Brace, Elisabeth

Topics covered

survival
adventure
ocean crossing
fishing
maritime peril

Keywords

Indian Ocean
survival story
fishing
adventure
maritime

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Survival in Paradise

Places: Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean