Featured Image Credit: sailing_songbird/TikTok
The tagline of Ridley Scott's Alien is, "In space, no one can hear you scream."
It turns out it's not just the inky blackness of the stars where no one can hear you scream, as one sailor has headed to a place in the Pacific Ocean where your cries for help will go unheard.
Sailing Songbird is the alter ego of Luke, who is currently sailing around the world on SV Songbird, a 27-foot, full-keel sailboat.
On his official site, Sailing Songbird writes: "I’m Luke. I’m a sailor, musician, educator, and pursuer of a fulfilling life."
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The former middle school teacher explains how the pandemic hindered his job search, and after spending many hours watching people sail around the globe while living their dreams on YouTube, he set out on his own adventure.
He now makes money through subscriptions, his online content, and a merch shop, with people fascinated by keeping up with his journey.
Luke and Songbird set sail in October 2023, and although he had a single crew member for the first two months, he's been on his own ever since.
Saying that he's sailed over 10,000 miles on Songbird, that's a lot of time on your own.
Being the only person aboard a ship must be a lonely experience, and posting on TikTok, Luke showed just how isolated he is. Pointing out that he's 180 miles north of New Zealand, Luke says there's no one around for miles: "There's just nobody anywhere, I'm likely 100 miles from the closest person."
Still, with no one around, he has to find ways to entertain himself. Luke continues: "When it's super flat and calm out like this, I like to go out onto the bow where I am now and just go 'help.'" Shouting out into the abyss, it's clear no one is going to answer his call.
He goes on to explain: "Very few places on the planet where you if you scream help at the top of your lungs, there is 100% certainty that nobody will hear you. Except for a couple of the fish below me, they might be confused."
Sensing the sarcasm when he says he 'loves' flat days of sailing like this, he concludes: "I mean it's not really sailing, it's mainly just floating off course, but it's the way that it goes."
He emphasized how alone he is when he once again shouted 'help' into nothingness.
Others in the replies were freaked out by just how isolated Sailing Songbird is, and safe to say, not many envied his position.
One person joked: "It's all fun and games until the Flying Dutchman pulls up."
Another added, "I feel this would be very healing but also terrifying," and a third said, "I remember being at sea for two weeks and not seeing another boat. Very sketchy feeling, and reminder how big the ocean is."
In reality, Luke isn't at the most remote point in the ocean. That honor goes to Point Nemo, which is located at roughly 48°52.6′S 123°23.6′W in the South Pacific and is around 2,688 km (1,670 miles) away from the nearest land. Suddenly, Sailing Songbird doesn't feel like he's quite so lonely anymore.
