Man Found After 137 Days Adrift In Sailboat. And It's Not His First Rescue
Rimas Meleshyus has been lost at sea in small boats for much of his sailing career. The latest voyage landed him at the island of Saipan after yet another ill-fated adventure.
One thing you can say about Rimas Meleshyus: He's definitely persistent.
"I'm a very determined person," he told the Whidbey News-Times in 2015. "I'm very strong."
Meleshyus, who is in his mid-60s, departed Hilo, Hawaii, aboard his 30-foot sailboat Mimsy in June and was rescued a few days ago by the U.S. Coast Guard off Saipan, a U.S. territory north of Guam.
