Ep. 341: Lost at Sea at 16: Killer Whales & Courage [REMASTERED]

About this episode

Douglas Robertson shares his harrowing survival story of being lost at sea for 38 days as a teenager, exploring themes of courage and crisis.

"We made an agreement with each other that we would not eat each other no matter how hungry we got." Douglas Robertson is the author of The Last Voyage of the Lucette. He was just a teenager when his family was lost at sea for 38 days. In this episode he shares more than just a survival story. He shares his unique coming of age story & an opportunity to recalibrate what crisis is. You’ll also hear about killer whale attacks, eating sharks, drinking turtle blood, sea wa...

People in this episode

Host: Meredith Hackwith Edwards

Guest: Douglas Robertson

Topics covered

• survival
• coming of age
• crisis
• ocean
• killer whales
• family

Keywords

• lost at sea
• killer whales
• survival story
• ocean crisis
• coming of age
• eating sharks
• turtle blood

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Last Voyage of the Lucette

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