Pacific rower saved by tuna
Pacific rower Jim Shekhdar says a school of tuna fish saved his life.
He says the fish stuck with him through nine months of his epic journey and encouraged him to keep rowing.
Mr Shekhdar has told reporters he'll never be able to eat a tin of tuna again.
He said the giant fish became his friends and he used to swim with them.
"It was like having my own fishy soap opera running by my side. I watched them grow, have babies, eat, sleep, fight and hunt. I even gave them names."
Mr Shekhdar said the fish were vital in fighting the loneliness and boredom he encountered.
He added: "They would make me row each day. It was like having a team of coxes in the boat with me. The sound of the rowing attracted other fish, which the tuna would attack and eat."
Father-of-two Mr Shekhdar, 54, from Northwood, west London, is the first man to row across the Pacific Ocean.
He rowed more than 9,000 miles through treacherous seas on his journey from Peru to Australia.
