"[He] said he had been scared and often cried while adrift... Every time he saw a large ship..."

"... he said, he was hopeful, but more than 10 ships had sailed past him. None of them stopped or saw [him]."From "Indonesian teenager survives 49 days adrift at sea in 'fishing hut'" (BBC). The "fishing hut" is "a 'rompong' - a floating fish trap without any paddles or engine... which... floats in the middle of the sea but is anchored to the seabed...

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