An Australian yachtswoman who was swept out to sea in her tender south
of Langkawi in the Andaman Sea after failing to make it back to her
yacht after a night out ashore.

She drank her own urine in a five-day ordeal in intense heat before being rescued by local fishermen.

Dominique Courteille, a 57-year-old mother of four, was attempting to return to
her 11m yacht Sonnet after an evening ashore with friends in the Butang
islands, but strong tidal streams and a fresh breeze were too much for
her outboard-powered boat and she was swept seawards.