Poon Lim
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| Death | 33 years ago |
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| Date of birth | March 8,1918 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Hainan |
| China | |
| Date of died | January 4,1991 |
| Died | Brooklyn |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Job | Sailor |
| Awards | British Empire Medal |
| Known for | Survived for 133 days in a lifeboat at sea as a castaway |
| Ship | SS Benlomond |
| Allegi | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Merchant Navy |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 630364 |
Poon Lim Life story
Poon Lim BEM was a Chinese sailor who survived 133 days alone in the South Atlantic. Lim worked as second steward on SS Benlomond, a British merchant ship that was sunk by U-172, a German U-boat, on 23 November 1942. He soon found an eight-foot wooden raft with supplies.
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