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The Guardian
10-05-2025
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- The Guardian
Five fishermen lost at sea for 55 days rescued by Ecuadorian tuna boat
Five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrived Saturday at a port in the Galápagos Islands after being rescued by a tuna boat, the Ecuadorian navy said on X. 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.


CBS News
10-05-2025
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- CBS News
Five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrive in the Galapagos Islands after rescue
Five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrived Saturday at a port in the Galapagos Islands after being rescued by a tuna boat, the Ecuadorian navy said on X. The three Peruvians and two Colombians had been missing since mid-March and were found on May 7 by an Ecuadorian boat called Aldo. Vladimir González, 32, José Albines , 52, José Gabriel Albines, 31, and Jhonny García Jorge Ugarte, 40, arrived at the San Cristobal Navy Base in the morning and their conditions were stable, the navy said. 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 navy said it is coordinating with local and foreign authorities to ensure their safe return to their respective countries. The Ecuadorian Navy transported 5 fisherman lost at sea for 55 days to their base at the Galapagos Islands. Armada del Ecuador 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 mid-March to be reunited with his family. Napa told local media he survived the ordeal at sea by eating cockroaches, birds and turtles, according to Agence France-Presse. Several dramatic rescues have been made at sea. In October, Russian Mikhail Pichugin was rescued after spending more than two months adrift in a small inflatable boat, drinking rainwater in the Sea of Okhotsk, off the coast of Russia. His brother and nephew died while at sea and he tied their bodies to the boat to prevent them from being washed away. In 2023, Australian sailor Tim Shaddock survived more than two months lost at sea with his dog, Bella. The pair were sailing from Mexico to French Polynesia, the 51-year-old said, when rough seas damaged their boat and its electronics system, leaving them adrift and cut off from the world.


San Francisco Chronicle
10-05-2025
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- San Francisco Chronicle
Five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrive in the Galapagos Islands after rescue
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrived Saturday at a port in the Galapagos Islands after being rescued by a tuna boat, the Ecuadorian navy said on X. The three Peruvians and two Colombians had been missing since mid-March and were found on May 7 by an Ecuadorian boat called Aldo. The fisherman 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 men are in a 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 mid-March to be reunited with his family.

Yahoo
10-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrive in the Galapagos Islands after rescue
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrived Saturday at a port in the Galapagos Islands after being rescued by a tuna boat, the Ecuadorian navy said on X. The three Peruvians and two Colombians had been missing since mid-March and were found on May 7 by an Ecuadorian boat called Aldo. The fisherman 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 men are in a 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 mid-March to be reunited with his family.


Associated Press
10-05-2025
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- Associated Press
Five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrive in the Galapagos Islands after rescue
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrived Saturday at a port in the Galapagos Islands after being rescued by a tuna boat, the Ecuadorian navy said on X. The three Peruvians and two Colombians had been missing since mid-March and were found on May 7 by an Ecuadorian boat called Aldo. The fisherman 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 men are in a 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 mid-March to be reunited with his family.