Oldham: Tammy

Tami's story is not just one of survival, but of grappling with immense grief while in a life-or-death situation.

Tami Oldham Ashcraft (often searched as Tammy Oldham) is best known for her miraculous adrift in the Pacific Ocean in 1983. Her story, a profound testament to resilience and the human spirit, was the inspiration for the 2018 major motion picture Adrift . The Ordeal at Sea tammy oldham

: The boat was pitchpoled (rolled end-over-end) by a massive wave. Tami was thrown against a cabin wall and knocked unconscious for approximately 27 hours. Tami's story is not just one of survival,

: Despite a severe head wound and broken ribs, Tami rigged a makeshift sail and used a sextant and a wristwatch to navigate 1,500 miles toward Hawaii. 500 miles toward Hawaii.