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Brazil Fisherman, Who Survived 11 Days In Freezer After His Ship Sank, Rescued: Report

The freezer handled pounding seas amid the heavy tides during the entire trip.A fisherman from Brazil was rescued by sailors after spending 11 days in a freezer in middle of the Atlantic Ocean when his boat sank during the journey, said a report from The Rio Times.The 44-year-old entered the freezer that was on the boat in an effort to survive and he spent 11 days without food or much water.The rescue was carried out by sailors from another boat who found the freezer floating in the sea near Suriname. According to the outlet, Mr Rodrigues was held in custody in Suriname's capital city of Paramaribo for 16 days because he was not having his official documents, according to Nation World News.It quoted Mr Rodrigues as saying that initially he was treated as an illegal immigrant lacking off...