What would u do if u were shipwrecked on an exotic island near Bermuda?

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islander

1. Locate source of drinking water.
2. Build a signal fire and have a plan on how to light it.
A mirror is great for signaling if available.
3. Locate source of food, if animals eat it you can too, and them as well.
4. Locate or build a basic shelter.
5. Build basic tools/weapons.
6. Be mentally prepared to be there for a while as solitude can drive you insane.
Tom Hanks did all these well in "Cast Away"

After you prove you can survive, then you can decide if you would like to stay.

Here's what the experts said:
IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATIONS

There is less likelihood of your rescue from beneath a dense jungle canopy than in other survival situations. You will probably have to travel to reach safety.
If you are the victim of an aircraft crash, the most important items to take with you from the crash site are a machete, a compass, a first aid kit, and a parachute or other material for use as mosquito netting and shelter.
Take shelter from tropical rain, sun, and insects. Malaria-carrying mosquitoes and other insects are immediate dangers, so protect yourself against bites.
Do not leave the crash area without carefully blazing or marking your route. Use your compass. Know what direction you are taking.
In the tropics, even the smallest scratch can quickly become dangerously infected. Promptly treat any wound, no matter how minor. http://www.survivaliq.com/survival/tropical-survival_s4.htm

Erin B

Do you know where Bermuda is? It's in the middle of nowhere, praytell what island would you be on? Would that "island" be America perhaps?

graciouswolfe

It would depend on what I might find upon the island.....
For instance: no women, no food, I'd have to build a boat to get back to my world.

Women and food aplenty, I'd be settling in.....

oldsky0491

I'd use my cell phone.

mom of touquee

I would stay and make the best of the situation.

vybes_souljah

On a serious note. If I were to turn up in Bermuda's waters. I would immediately try to find the correct radio frequency for the Habourmaster to notify them why I'm in their territorial waters.

I personally would *not* be in the mood to have my boat seized and be thrown into Her Majesty's Prison. If that happens you have to beg the law courts to let you go.

After getting the frequency for the Bermuda Port I would get my directions on where I'm allowed to drop my boat's anchor. (There are very stiff penalties in most current/former British colonies if you drop an anchor and you damage a coral reef.)

I would then report to the HarbourMaster and make sure I get everything squared away with them. Failure to report directly to an official port of entry can result in your passport being stamped as "undesireable person" and the government of that country will bann you for how many ever--- years they want (which would likely be either 5 or 10 years)
If that happends then you're not allowed to step foot in that country again and other countries will ask you why Bermuda banned you from going there and they may likely turn you down.

And as far as remaining in Bermuda... GOOOD luck too you. Bermuda has a *higher* standard of living (on average) than even the United States. Even if you Marry a Bermudian you are still barred from working there for about 7 years. Bermuda is a very affluent country and I doubt they'll let you build any "Robinson Crusoe" shanty-town in their trees or anywhere on their island... You'll have to get your blue prints approved by Town and Country planning like all other islanders.

LARRY J7

Not enough information
This "exotic" island -- what are its resources ?
This "shipwreck" --- do I still have access to it ?
The very first item of business in a "survival" situation -- is to assess the resources and circumstances involved !!
And, it is a VERY risky business -- setting out to open sea on any individual craft -- no matter where you are !! Your resources are almost nill and the gamble you take of getting found is extremely slim !! Sticking by a damaged craft of any size at all -- that people will be searching for later -- is one of the most rock solid approaches to your rescue !!!

LostInSpaces

Shipwrecked implies that you were either too careless to pay attention to the weather or where you were going. Or it means you've very little expereince piloting a boat and ran aground. I would hope that I'm not that unaware.

That said freak occurances happen. Fall back to the rule of threes (3 minutes without air, 3 hours without protect from adverse environments, 3 days without water, 3 weeks without food). If you can't do that then get out of Dodge.

Beverly Anne N

well, i would stay there so I would know what's the real mystery in Bermuda triangle......

alex l

Pop open a corona and use my cell phone as a coaster.

Mary S

i'm staying! good luck trying to find me..........

Count Chocula "BLAH"

ide stay!!! that would be the ****.... first thing i would do is go get me some In n Out though, i would probably be hungry, then i would check into a hotel and party with the hot island women! then i would drink ruM!

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