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Steven Callahan

American sailor and writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1952 · age 74

Steven Callahan is an American author, naval architect, inventor, and sailor. In 1981, he survived for 76 days adrift on the Atlantic Ocean in a liferaft.

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Callahan recounted his ordeal in the best-selling book Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea (1986), which was on The New York Times best-seller list for more than 36 weeks.

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United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
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Born 1952 · age 74