Tammy Oldham | 2025-2027 |
In September 1983, 23-year-old Tami and her fiancé, Richard Sharp, were delivering the luxury yacht Hazaña from Tahiti to San Diego. Twenty days into their voyage, they were intercepted by , a monstrous Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds and 40-foot waves.
: She survived for 41 days on limited canned food and rainwater until a Japanese fishing vessel spotted her "limping" vessel near Hilo, Hawaii. Legacy and Media tammy oldham
: When she awoke, her fiancé Richard was gone—swept overboard—and the boat’s mast, radio, and navigation systems were destroyed. In September 1983, 23-year-old Tami and her fiancé,
Tami's story is not just one of survival, but of grappling with immense grief while in a life-or-death situation. In September 1983