Fantastic story, but how on earth did he end up 18 miles out to sea in the first place ? Poor chap must have been there all alone for how long ? Thank goodness the men on board that ship had good hearts. They could so easily have left him to die, but no, they chose to help him and saved his life. What a lucky boy he is now, they obviously think the world of him. A round of applause for all those sailors. . .