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Hawaii fisherman Michael Bishop survived almost five hours in the ocean after his boat sank in the early morning of June 24

Bishop, who was out on a fishing trip, managed to craft a float of debris from his boat and began to swim to the nearest island after putting out a mayday call

But Bishop says his "entire world went down" with the sinking of the boat, which was how he made his livelihood

One Hawaii fisherman survived a harrowing ordeal when he was stranded in the Pacific Oean after his boat sank early one morning in June — leaving him to swim toward the closest shore while he hoped for rescue.

Michael Bishop, 58, was supposed to go out with another fisherman on Sunday, June 22, but his companion backed out at the last minute so he carried out the trip alone, his son

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