Russian whale-watcher stranded at sea for 67 days reveals two items that kept him alive

A Russian man who was rescued in the Sea of Okhotsk after surviving for more than two months in an inflatable boat has revealed the two items that kept him alive. Mikhail Pichugin, 46, was rescued on Monday (14 October) by a fishing vessel off the Kamchatka Peninsula. Tragically his older brother and nephew died before rescuers arrived. Watch more on Independent TV: The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: Find us on social: TikTok / @independent Instagram / X (Twitter) / Facebook / Download the iOS & Android app: Sign up to our newsletters: Help to support truly indepen