The 54-year-old was picked up by a Mexican tuna boat about 1,200 miles from land earlier this week.
It was sheer luck that the Grupomar boat spotted the pair.
To the captain and the fishing company that saved my life, what do you say?
I’m just so grateful.
I’m alive, and I really didn’t think I’d make it.
He also added that he was feeling really good after being rescued.
Shaddock is on his way back to Australia and, unfortunately,had to part with Bella.
He’s eternally grateful that she survived as well.
The entire experience has given Shaddock a new lease on life.
When things get tough out there, you have to survive.
And then when you get saved, you feel like you want to live.
Watch the heartwarming moment when Shaddock is rescued.
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