Lost fishermen found after 57 days
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:44 am
Now that would suck being stuck out at sea for almost 2 months and see boats, but none come to help!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.
Source: CNN World