Five fishermen lost at sea for 55 days rescued by Ecuadorian tuna boat
The three Peruvians and two Colombians had been missing since mid-March and were found on 7 May by an Ecuadorian boat called Aldo.
The fishermen had reported damage to the boat's alternator two days after setting sail from Pucusana Bay, to the south of Peru's capital Lima, the navy said in a separate post on Friday.
The failure caused communication and navigation tools to malfunction, Ecuadorian navy Frigate Capt María Fares told The Associated Press, adding that they had no power on the boat.
'They had no starter, lights and everything that a battery generates,' she said. To survive, they had to 'take rusted water out of the engine [and] when a fish passed by, they caught it and parboiled it to eat.' Fares added that they also drank rain and sea water to survive.
The men are in stable condition and the navy said it is coordinating with local and foreign authorities to ensure their safe return to their respective countries.
Earlier this year, another Peruvian fisherman, 61-year-old Máximo Napa, spent 95 days at sea alone. He was also rescued by an Ecuadorian vessel and returned to Lima in mid-March to be reunited with his family.
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