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Shipwreck survivor recalls raft ordeal and deaths of companions
Bruce Collins, 23, recounts how two shipwreck companions on a 28 day Pacific raft died as he and others endured scarce water and exposure after Spirit sank 800 miles west of San Francisco. He credits limited energy use and rain capture for his rescue by Coast Guard aboard Campbell.
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