This entertaining and informative survival guide introduces readers to the challenging environment of the ocean. Useful tips tell you how to get drinkable water, what you can - and shouldn't - eat, and what animals to avoid. Real life stories demonstrate how humans can survive on their own on the ocean.

Includes index.

Oceans and seas -- Prepare to survive -- Survival story smashed by a hurricane: Tami Ashcraft -- In deep water -- Drinking water -- Survival story lone survivor: José Salvador Alverenga -- Signal for help -- Find food -- Survival story alone in the Atlantic: Steven Callahan -- Stop the leak -- Sharks! -- Survival story nightmare at sea: Maurice and Maralyn Bailey -- Survive the wild.