California Man Rescued After Month Adrift in Pacific Ocean

WHO:

Newsweek - Kai Soto, a 39-year-old California man

NY Post - Kai Sato, a California man

WHAT:

Newsweek - Kai Soto was rescued by a cargo ship after drifting for nearly a month in the Pacific Ocean.

NY Post - Kai Sato was found alive drifting off Hawaii after being missing for over a month.

WHERE:

NY Post - The Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Hawaii

NY Post - Catalina Island, where Kai Sato departed from

WHEN:

NY Post - Kai Sato left Catalina Island on June 7.

NY Post - The mast on his sailboat snapped two weeks after he left.

WHY:

NY Post - Kai Sato ran out of gas and his phone died, leaving him floating helplessly.

HOW:

Newsweek - Kai Soto was rescued by a cargo ship after being adrift for nearly a month.

(UPDATED July 27, 2026 18:27 UTC)

Kai Soto, a 39-year-old man from California, was rescued by a cargo ship after drifting for nearly a month in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii. He had departed from Catalina Island on June 7, but ran into trouble when the mast on his sailboat snapped two weeks later, leaving him without gas and with a dead phone. Fortunately, he was found alive after being missing for over a month, marking a remarkable survival story.