Sailor rescued after being lost at sea for 34 days

Aaron Carotta sailed out from Panama and planned to complete a multi-year trip, however, his rowboat battery ran empty and the vessel capsized in the Pacific. NBC News' Valerie Castro shares how he was rescued after 34 days.

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[M.Campbell]

He lived to learn some hard lessons. Fortunate man.

[doricetimko]

He looks like he took good care of himself; a resourceful, resilient man.

[lovefalcon]

Yay! I’m so glad you made it home safe!!🩵💦

[TsunamiAdventures]

Wow, he was organized…..good on him….brave

[fbbWaddell]

This actually makes me sad. He has obviously had his needs ignored by his parents in the past because when he needed help, he didn't ask for it because he didn't want to tie up resources that could go to someone else. He waited until he was in extreme danger before asking for help. Next time, call for help at the first sign of trouble.

[wyatt]

So smart and awesome how he handled this! Amazing.

[latarashamcneil]

'Adventure Aaron' has had experiences that made memories that will last his lifetime. With the power of social media he was able to share his journey with strangers and hopefully inspire others to perservere and chase dreams.

[midnick]

nice, fella made sure he had a beacon in the event of an emergency. that's proper safety.

[mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat]

Too bad he worried everyone unnecessarily for 33 days. Still, I’m glad he’s back home intact.

[OceanSignalLtd]

So Glad he had the Personal Locator Beacon!!

[jamescoleakaericunderwood]

Dude! THAT is a long time..
34 days in the hooscow sucks enough! Glad you're okay

[vkz]

So this dude could have called for help earlier but decides to keep going on for 33 days ? So in actuality he wasn't really lost at sea cause he clearly knew what he was doing by having emergency supplies foods and compass. It was only on day 34 when his boat was capsized by waves and left with only a leaky life raft that he decides to call for emergency coast guard help

[ACRArtex]

Another ACR Survivor, glad he had one of our Personal Locator Beacons with him to let Coast Guard know where he was.

[luvtoyscollector]

Lost & then found 👍 I can’t even imagine.

[josephwebster]

Looks like he gained so muscle 😮 legend for sure

[ajvintage]

Please, don’t EVER wait to activate an emergency distress signal!!!!

[searchanddiscover]

he gives me chris mccandless vibes. glad his story had a better ending. the ocean is very unforgiving. hopefully he can just focus on rebuilding his life for now.

[ilovemelodyjane]

The Coast Guard would be sick to hear he delayed calling for THEIR benefit. Don't follow his lead. Send the beacon immediately.

[SoulFlower]

Glad the guy's ok but people like this annoy me. They go out not truly prepared for an emergency with the most basic supplies.

[EricLing]

Wonder if you could attach foldable or collapsible outrigging to those kinds of boats. They are interesting, but the waves out at sea aren't very forgiving. Then again the crazier waves tip over or break huge ships so maybe they'd roll you over regardless.