India, July 27 -- A man from California, who had been missing in the Pacific Ocean for over a month, has been discovered alive after managing to survive on small amounts of food, fish, and even condensation gathered from seawater while drifting far from assistance.

Kai Sato, 39, embarked on a solo journey from Catalina Island on June 7, heading towards Hawaii, but encountered a calamity two weeks into his trip when the mast of his sailboat broke.

Isolated beyond the primary shipping routes, without fuel and with a non-functional phone, Sato recounted experiencing days filled with despair as the current swept him further into the vast ocean.

Speaking with Hawaii News Now, Sato said, "I cried for a whole week, just drifting south, like m...