Australian sailor Timothy Lyndsay Shaddock, 54, and his dog Bella were dramatically rescued by a Mexican tuna boat after drifting for three months in the Pacific Ocean, about 1200 miles from land.

‎Australian Sailor and Dog Rescued After 3 Months Lost in the Pacific

^{Credit: Google | Australian sailor Timothy Lyndsay Shaddock and his dog Bella}

The pair survived on raw fish and rainwater after a storm disabled their catamaran’s electronics. Found in a precarious state, they received medical attention, food, and hydration. The captain of the Grupomar fleet vessel, Oscar Meza Oregon, brought them safely to the port of Manzanillo.

Tim Shaddock, 51, and Bella, his dog, departed from La Paz, Mexico, three months ago. A month into his journey, a storm struck his white catamaran, wiping out all electronics. He says he and Bella survived three months at sea, eating raw fish and drinking rainwater.
They were… pic.twitter.com/HofLJhszth
— ∼Marietta (@MariettaDaviz) July 17, 2023

#BREAKING: “Castaway Tim” and his loyal dog, Bella rescued yesterday after being stranded two months at sea.

Surviving on rainwater and raw fish, Tim Shaddock and his pup are receiving care, after a fishing trawler came across their crippled catamaran.@9NewsAUS #GoodNews: pic.twitter.com/P7ebCWVIfZ
— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) July 17, 2023