Reminds me of that solo sailor -what was his name? and he was indeed alone in his boat - who taking part in a sailing round the world event, actually only faffed about mid Atlantic, sending fake messages about his progress on track well on his way.....and in the end, perhaps overcome with shame, "fell overboard".....and only his deserted sailboat remained for rescuers to puzzle over. Harder to do these days with advances in communication.