I don't understand why a satellite would not have picked up Tom Hanks's fire in
Cast Away
from space. I've seen a satellite photo of my house, and you can see the table on my deck. It's only three feet wide, and NOT burning.
MAGA! FAFO! Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder.

That is a fascinating story. It should become a movie.

Thank you Zolo!
That is what I am talking about!
Though not as exciting as being stranded for years, you showed that it can still happen.

This happened just recently:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/three-rescued-deserted-island-bahamas-after-surviving-coconuts-33-days-n1257248
Back in the days of sail it wasn't an uncommon occurrence for shipwrecked sailors to end up stranded on deserted or uncharted islands. The lucky ones eventually got rescued by passing ships - sometimes years later. The less fortunate either died of starvation, dehydration, deadly critters, or cannibals.

If they weren't rescued, how would we know about them?