About the whole story. Having lived along the Gulf Coast most of my life and spent a fair amount of time on the water as a kid, I couldn't help but notice the color of his skin was not right. Others who claim to have spent far less than 66 days adrift have scorched skin. Their lips are parched. Haggard barely begins to cover how ragged they look.
I got severely burned as a teenager more than a few times, even though I used Coppertone Sun Tan Lotion. The SPF back then was almost zero. I had blisters on my skin and I looked like a cooked lobster. I was sick and spent several days in bed with fever and cool wash cloths covering my scorched hide. I could not stand to have anything touch my skin. My mother applied liberal amounts of Solarcaine from a spray bottle....that was pure torture until the numbing effect kicked in!! And that was the result of ONE DAY out boating with my family.
Something about this guy's story does not feel right. He may be telling the truth, but I fully expect that it will turn out to be a hoax. 
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