Heinz hunting for castaway who survived 23 days at sea by eating ketchup

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Heinz hunting for castaway who survived 23 days at sea by eating ketchup
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Heinz is tracking down a sailor who survived nearly a month at sea eating nothing but ketchup and seasonings to help buy him a new boat 🍅 ⛵️

A sailor survived nearly a month at sea with nothing but ketchup, seasonings and rainwater.

The Colombian navy rescued a man identified as Elvis Francois who survived some 24 days adrift in the Caribbean on a sailboat.‘To whoever finds this message,’ a post on Instagram read. ‘We need help tracking down an amazing man with an amazing story.‘You may remember Elvis Francois as the brave sailor who survived on nothing but ketchup and spices while adrift at sea for 24 days.

‘Heinz wants to celebrate his safe return home and help him buy a new boat… but we can’t seem to find him. ‘So, we are setting this message adrift into the sea of the internet, because if anyone can help us find him, it is you.The appeal comes just a month after his sailboat was spotted from the air 120 nautical miles northwest of La Guajira peninsula.

He had scrawled the word ‘help’ in English on the boat’s hull, which officials said was key to his rescue.

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