Lost fishermen found after 57 days

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Lost fishermen found after 57 days

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Two lost fishermen from the Pacific nation of Kiribati have been rescued after surviving 57 days in rough seas.

The Solomon Star newspaper says the men, Atabu Baiaa, 32, and Ruben Baeke, 22, went missing on March 15 in their outboard motor boat after bad weather prevented them from reaching their destination.

They sighted more than 10 other fishing vessels during their plight, but none came to their aid. Before their rescue, the men survived by eating raw fish and drinking rain water.

"We were lucky that we had our fishing components to catch fish for our meals and rain water to drink," they told the newspaper.
Now that would suck being stuck out at sea for almost 2 months and see boats, but none come to help!

Source: CNN World
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you know what they say..... give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. teach a man to fish, he'll be stranded on an island for 47 years with a buddy and be forced to eat raw fish and rain water while 10 vessels pass by without help or rescue.
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