47-year-old man spends 20 days at sea without food. How did he survive? by Radio Islam International published on 2023-01-26T12:33:15Z Elvis Francois, 47, of Dominica, survived more than 20 days lost at sea by consuming tomato sauce and other seasonings. Francois was repairing his boat near St Martin in December when the currents propelled it into the sea. Due to losing his signal, he could not contact his family. One of the challenges Francois faced was trying to keep water out of his boat to prevent it from sinking. He also had no food aboard the vessel. So how did he survive with just tomato sauce? Speaking to Radio Islam, Ronald Abvajee advocates inspiration for well-being; the CEO of Healthy Living Consulting (HLC), the force behind the MyHealth360 brand, Winner of the 2020 Future of HR Award, says it's not the tomato sauce itself that pulled him through the 20 days, but rather the psychological effect that he is putting something into his body.