A man was rescued after a week at sea after trying to cross the Qiongzhou Strait on an improvised raft made of wood and foam, Xinhua News Agency reported on Friday.

The unnamed man, from Guigang, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, crossed the strait, between the mainland and Hainan province, from Xuwen county, Guangdong province, to Hainan province. On the planned return journey on July 24 he attempted to cross from Lingao county, Hainan province, to his hometown in Guangxi.

However, his plans were sunk by super typhoon Rammasun and he was adrift on the sea for seven days before being rescued by workers on an oil drilling platform.

He was in a stable condition after receiving treatment for dehydration and was escorted back to his hometown.