Synopsis
Through the ordeal of shipwreck survivor Steve Callahan, Ray explores the challenges of staying alive while adrift at sea.
- Programme: Ray Mears' Extreme Survival
- Series: 1
- Episode: 04: Sea Survival
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 1999
Licence: ERA Licence required
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