# Liferaft Not Needed, 5 Days At Sea In A Cooler

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/liferaft-not-needed-5-days-at-sea-in-a-cooler/77007>\
**Category:** Marine Incidents\
**Created:** [August 21, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/liferaft-not-needed-5-days-at-sea-in-a-cooler/77007 "2026-08-21T10:40:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sand\_Pebble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Sand\_Pebble](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Sand_Pebble)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/liferaft-not-needed-5-days-at-sea-in-a-cooler/77007/1 "2026-08-21T10:40:17Z")

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Amazing story but what gets me, it looks like rescuers posed for pictures with the dudes in the cooler before letting them out?

> **[Fishermen miraculously found alive in giant cooler after 5 days lost at sea](https://nypost.com/2026/08/20/world-news/fishermen-found-alive-in-cool-box-after-5-days-lost-at-sea/)**
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> Two Mexican fishermen were found alive inside their cooler almost being lost at sea for five days, according to a report Daniel Guerrero Martínez, 53, and his pal José Luis Portelas Villegas, 32, w…