Their tale is so bizarre, it seems almost impossible for it to be true. And now some are questioning whether it actually is.
It involves two fishermen from Myanmar who claim they survived nearly a month in shark-infested waters floating only in a large ice cooler (top left).
The pair says their boat sank in heavy seas off Australia's northern coast on December 23rd and they were forced to get into the only thing left afloat - the cooler.
Authorities finally found them 25 days later, adrift in the ocean with no means of communication. They maintain it was a complete accident that their tiny craft was even spotted in such a vast sea of blue.
But since this story first surfaced earlier this week, questions and eyebrows are both being raised at the incredible tale. Among them:
-What did the duo do for food and water all that time?
-How did the ice chest make it through the monsoon and cyclone season Down Under?
-How were they able to avoid shark attacks at a time when those predators are very active in the area?
-What happened to the other 18 crew members they claim were with them on their doomed Thai fishing vessel?
-And how could they be in such good shape that they were able to be treated last Saturday and released from hospital on Tuesday?
The 22- and 24-year-olds were suffering only from dehydration and a few bruises and weren't carrying any I.D.
The pair told authorities they were indentured workers forced to toil onboard the vessel before it sank in a storm off the coast of Indonesia.
Investigators are checking out their story to determine if they're truly remarkable survivors or two men trying to beat Australia's immigration laws.
Whatever the case, they're living in much better conditions now than they were last week. The pair is being temporarily housed in a hotel while experts question them and their story.
Photo courtesy: Australian Customs Service