Same old story = early, superficial reporting with no depth. ....
Yeah, that's what it sounds like.
A bit more info plus some informed speculation in
this article. It sounds like he survived at least in part by eating food he had aboard the boat.
The reports that Jordan was found sitting on the “overturned hull of his 35ft boat” and that he lived on “just rainwater and raw fish” do not appear to be anywhere close to accurate. Coast Guard spokesperson Lt Krystyn Pecora said Jordan survived eating the food he had on his boat, by collecting rain water and using a net to catch fish. She said he managed to stay hydrated by going inside his boat’s cabin a lot. Pecora said there were conflicting reports on whether Jordan’s boat capsized, but she said the boat was upright when they found it.
Surviving 66 days in a dismasted and badly damaged, but
still upright 35 foot boat is much more plausible. Just being able to get inside the cabin and out of the sun would help a lot.