Alone on a Raft, Poon Lim Survived 133 Days at Sea

In 1942, during the height of the Second World War, the British cargo ship SS Benlomond was torpedoed by a German submarine in the South Atlantic Ocean. The ship sank in less than three minutes. Of the 54 men aboard, only one survived. This documentary tells the true story of Poon Lim, a Chinese steward who drifted alone on a wooden life raft for 133 days—with no engine, no navigation, and no radio. His survival depended on strict rationing, improvised tools, rainwater, raw fish, and discipline under extreme isolation. Told in a calm, observational style, this film avoids dramatization and focuses on what actually happened, based on historical records and maritime survival analysis. There is no hero narrative—only endurance, time, and the open ocean. This is not a fictional survival story. This is a documented human experience. #poonlim #truesurvivalstory #realsurvival #survivaldocumentary #aloneatsea #oceansurvival #ww2history #humanendurance #maritimehistory #truestory Keywords: poon lim survival, poon lim raft, poon lim true story, 133 days at sea true story, alone on a raft survival, real ocean survival story, life raft survival true story, ww2 shipwreck survival, ss benlomond sinking, south atlantic shipwreck, longest survival at sea alone, real survival at sea documentary, human endurance ocean, maritime survival case study, historical true survival stories poon lim survival story, poon lim 133 days at sea, true survival story, real survival documentary, alone on a raft, alone at sea, ocean survival true story, life raft survival, shipwreck survival ww2, ss benlomond, south atlantic survival, maritime survival history, real human endurance, true story documentary, ww2 ship sinking, historical survival stories, extreme survival at sea, survival without rescue, castaway true story, longest survival at sea