Un cuaderno seco, legible, escrito por una mujer que juró no haber escrito ninguno

Un cuaderno seco, legible, escrito por una mujer que juró no haber escrito ninguno A drenched composition notebook washed up at Pell's Reach held daily water yields, compass headings, a crewmate's fever and a final calm line: “aircraft, orange flag up, Dennis is awake.” The woman who wrote it, Gloria Richardson, had told investigators eighteen months earlier that no notebook existed - so how did this record of survival surface? What else does the notebook reveal about choices made and chances missed at sea? In this episode, we trace the voyage of the Pelargic Drift from departure to rescue, following the timeline, the failures, and the entries that map a slow-motion crisis, and ask how a methodical sailor ended up relying on a found log to tell her story. Person: Gloria Richardson Person: Dennis Shull Person: Tom Waverly Date: Departure 1 April; last notebook entry 12 April; notebook found 14 November Location: Pell's Reach, North Carolina - The notebook was a black-and-white marbled composition book with pages wavy from salt but legible. - Gloria had told investigators she kept no diary or log eighteen months before the notebook was found. - The Pelargic Drift carried thirty-one liters of usable fresh water after a jerry can with a hairline crack reduced reserves. - The generator failed on 2 April due to a corroded pressure-switch terminal that had not been checked before departure. - By 5 April the boat had been pushed approximately ninety miles southeast of its intended track and then spent nine of the next ten days in dense cold-air advection fog. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected].