Show Intrepid Skipper Undaunted After Long Fight With Th Thirst rs Starvation a Br BY cJ l t tSAN rr Fut U SAN LUIS OBISPO Cal Aug 22 Nearly four months adrift on the Pacific in in- ina a disabled fishing smack fighting off starvation thirst and the threat of or clutching waves has only strengthened Captain Paul A. A Ri Riggs' Riggs s' s determination to complete his voyage The year old sailor who was picked up Saturday of off Point Buchon near jear here set to work today repair repair- lug ing ng his battered 37 foot boat the Novi hoping loping to proceed to Seattle in it Captain Riggs left Dutch Harbor Alaska April 28 he said bound for Seattle cattle by the way of at J JUneau neau A storm torm soon rendered his boat helpless When sighted Saturday by the tug tugboat tugboat boat oat Commissioner which brou brought ht hIm lira here herc he was attempting to drive the ie little Novi ashore without going on n the rocks 1 It had carried him from Alaska Waters wa waters to within miles of the Hawaiian Hawaiian Ha Ha- islands and then eastward Until until un Un- til he sighted Twin Peaks above the fog enshrouding San Franc Francisco co he said i He existed on beans fish and rain water With a compas compass compass-a a flat board and a pencil he made rough navigation tion lion instruments which he used in determining his location Several times he sighted ships but failed to draw their attention I never gave up hope entirely he said William Powell customs inspector Inspect here to whom the sailor repeated his bis only unusual Unusual unusual un un- story said he was convinced usual courage courage and seamanship could have brought the fishing boat over the thousands thousands' of ot miles mUes to safety Caplain Captain Captain Cap Cap- tain lain Riggs appeared to have entirely recovered from his hardships |