Vidam Perevertilov

A sailor who fell into the Pacific Ocean without a life jacket survived by clinging to a "piece of sea rubbish" for hours before he was rescued. Vidam Perevertilov spent 14 hours in the cold water after he fell off the cargo ship Silver Supporter as the vessel made its routine supply run between New Zealand's Tauranga port and Pitcairn Island.

A sailor who fell into the Pacific Ocean without a life jacket survived by clinging to a "piece of sea rubbish" for hours before he was rescued. Vidam Perevertilov spent 14 hours in the cold water after he fell off the cargo ship Silver Supporter as the vessel made its routine supply run between New Zealand's Tauranga port and Pitcairn Island.