Phil, who was one of the pilots, knew he was in no condition to be giving directions, therefore he lets Louie take command. All of the sudden the men all ran out of water, and they become miserably thirsty, as if their prayers were heard, rain starts pouring over them, they feel some sort of rebirth. Louie knew the great gift wouldn't last, he had to find a way to conserve as much water as he could. "Instead of allowing large pools of water to gather, he began continuously sucking the captured water into his mouth, then spitting it in the cans" (Hillenbrand). Once Louie was well aware that his first plan of just letting the two pints fill themselves up because they can easily get knocked over. All the men faced different obstacles, for example, when the men became filled with hunger, Louie thought maybe a bird could easily fill them up. When he noticed the bird was no good, he did not give up, he found a some sort of fishing gear. After having some issues with some sharks, he was finally able to reach for a
Phil, who was one of the pilots, knew he was in no condition to be giving directions, therefore he lets Louie take command. All of the sudden the men all ran out of water, and they become miserably thirsty, as if their prayers were heard, rain starts pouring over them, they feel some sort of rebirth. Louie knew the great gift wouldn't last, he had to find a way to conserve as much water as he could. "Instead of allowing large pools of water to gather, he began continuously sucking the captured water into his mouth, then spitting it in the cans" (Hillenbrand). Once Louie was well aware that his first plan of just letting the two pints fill themselves up because they can easily get knocked over. All the men faced different obstacles, for example, when the men became filled with hunger, Louie thought maybe a bird could easily fill them up. When he noticed the bird was no good, he did not give up, he found a some sort of fishing gear. After having some issues with some sharks, he was finally able to reach for a