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This brave sailor survived at sea eating ketchup. Now Heinz wants to buy him a new boat.

Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY
Wed, February 22, 2023, 8:38 AM GMT+9·2 min read

Heinz is searching for a Dominican man who survived nearly a month at sea with nothing but ketchup and seasonings.

The ketchup maker says it wants to help him buy a new boat and it's asking for the public’s help to find him.

“You may remember Elvis Francois as the brave sailor who survived on nothing but ketchup and spices while adrift at sea for 24 days," Heinz said in an Instagram SOS. "Well, Heinz wants to celebrate his safe return home and help him buy a new boat… but we can’t seem to find him.

"So, we’re setting this message adrift into the sea of the internet, because if anyone can help us find him, it’s you. If you or anyone you know can help us get in contact with Elvis Francois, please drop us a DM.”

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After hearing about Francois last month, Heinz attempted to get in touch with him to give him "a new state-of-the-art boat," the company told USA TODAY. It also reached out to the Colombian Navy who found him at sea and Dominica Immigration services, but had no luck. So it took its search to social media.

“You may remember Elvis Francois as the brave sailor who survived on nothing but ketchup and spices while adrift at sea for 24 days," Heinz said in an Instagram SOS. "Well, Heinz wants to celebrate his safe return home and help him buy a new boat… but we can’t seem to find him."
“You may remember Elvis Francois as the brave sailor who survived on nothing but ketchup and spices while adrift at sea for 24 days," Heinz said in an Instagram SOS. "Well, Heinz wants to celebrate his safe return home and help him buy a new boat… but we can’t seem to find him."

"We’re also asking for any credible leads to contact Elvis so we can reward him with a new boat equipped with full navigational technology to avoid another disaster in the future," Heinz said in a statement.

So far, the social media campaign –  #FindTheKetchupBoatGuy – has not turned up any leads on his whereabouts.

Francois, 47, was found 120 nautical miles northwest of Colombia’s Puerto Bolívar after a plane spotted the word “help” written on the hull of his sailboat, the Colombian Navy said.

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Francois was making repairs to his boat in December off the island of St., when bad weather hit, pulling the boat out to sea.

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