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Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Man Eats Cockroaches, Turtles While Stranded at Sea 95 Days
A real-life Cast Away situation unfolded recently, minus the uninhabited island and volleyball companion, as a Peruvian fisherman found himself stranded at sea for 95 days. Máximo Napa Castro, who goes by Gatón, went for a fishing trip meant to be a month-long; but, when it was time to turn back, his motor wouldn't start. Thus began his transformation into survival mode. Mainly, his food supplies were dwindling. So, after running out of his rations, Gatón resorted to finding food on the open ocean. 'After January and February, that's when I started eating roaches and birds, various kinds of fish that happened to jump into the boat,' he told CNN. In the middle of the night, he would sneak up behind birds on the boat, then bash them. 'I didn't want to do it but I didn't have a choice,' he said. 'It was my life.' Eventually, he even resorted to hunting and killing a sea turtle – but not for its meat; instead, he drank the turtle's blood, because he had run out of collected rainwater. During his time lost at sea, Gatón's will to survive, to maintain hope, was understandably tested. A couple times, he even contemplated taking his own life to end the nightmare. He said: 'I even got a knife three times. Three times I got the knife because I couldn't take it anymore. But I told myself: Calm down, Gatón. You can do it. You can do it.'Sure enough, soon after the turtle incident, help arrived. A helicopter spotted Gatón one night as he was falling asleep on his boat. A short time later, a rescue boat arrived. After 95 days at sea, surviving on a diet of roaches, birds, fish, and turtle blood, he was going home. As imagined, the experience had a profound impact on Gatón's outlook on life. And he hopes to share what he experienced, what he learned, with the world: 'I will tell my story worldwide, so the world knows that God is everything in this life, that we put our hand on our chest and fill ourselves with love, give love. That is what we need here on Earth.'
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Yahoo
Peruvian fisherman found alive after 95 days lost at sea
A Peruvian fisherman has been found alive in the Pacific Ocean after spending 95 days lost at sea, Peru's state news agency Andina reported Saturday. Máximo Napa Castro, 61, set off on his fishing boat on December 7 from Marcona, a coastal town in the south of the country, but bad weather caused him to stray from his course and lose direction, according to Andina. He was found on March 11 by an Ecuadorian fishing boat in waters off the coast of northern Peru, heavily dehydrated and in critical condition, the agency said. After his rescue, Napa Castro told local media in a tearful interview that he managed to survive by drinking rainwater he collected on the boat and eating insects, birds and a turtle. He spent the last 15 days without eating, Reuters reported. Napa Castro told local media he kept thinking about his family to 'hold on' to life. 'I said I didn't want to die for my mother. I had a granddaughter who is a few months old, I held on to her. Every day I thought of my mother,' he said. The fisherman's daughter Inés Napa Torres thanked the Ecuadorian fishermen for saving her dad's life. 'Thank you, Ecuadorian brothers, for rescuing my dad Gatón, God bless you,' she said in a Facebook post. Napa Castro's family and groups of fishermen had been searching for him for three months. 'Every day is anguish for the whole family and I understand my grandmother's pain because as a mother I understand her (…) We never thought we would go through this situation, I wouldn't wish it on anyone, we will not lose hope, Dad, of finding you,' his daughter wrote on March 3 on Facebook. Napa Castro received medical checks at the Hospital Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes in Paita, near Peru's border with Ecuador, and was discharged on Saturday, Ecuavisa, a CNN affiliate, reported. CNN is trying to contact the fisherman's family.
Roya News
16-03-2025
- Climate
- Roya News
VIDEO - Peru fisherman lost at sea for 95 days returns home after rescue
A Peruvian fisherman, Máximo Napa Castro, has been found alive after being lost at sea for 95 days in the Pacific Ocean, according to Peru's state news agency Andina. Napa Castro, 61, left the coastal town of Marcona on Dec. 7, 2024, but was thrown off course due to harsh weather. His boat drifted for months, and he was finally discovered by an Ecuadorian fishing vessel on March 11, 2025, in waters off northern Peru. He was in critical condition, severely dehydrated, and near death. In a tearful interview, Napa Castro told local media how he survived by drinking rainwater and eating insects, birds, and even a turtle. He had gone the last 15 days without food. Despite the overwhelming challenge, he said his thoughts of family kept him alive. "I thought of my mother and my newborn granddaughter every day. I didn't want to die for them," he said. His daughter, Inés Napa Torres, expressed gratitude to the Ecuadorian fishermen who rescued her father, thanking them on social media for their life-saving efforts. The family, along with fellow fishermen, had been searching for Napa Castro for months. His daughter had posted on Facebook on March 3, detailing the family's anguish as they clung to hope, saying, "We never imagined we'd go through this... but we will not lose hope, Dad."
CNN
16-03-2025
- CNN
Peruvian fisherman found alive after 95 days lost at sea
A Peruvian fisherman has been found alive in the Pacific Ocean after spending 95 days lost at sea, Peru's state news agency Andina reported Saturday. Máximo Napa Castro, 61, set off on his fishing boat on December 7 from Marcona, a coastal town in the south of the country, but bad weather caused him to stray from his course and lose direction, according to Andina. He was found on March 11 by an Ecuadorian fishing boat in waters off the coast of northern Peru, heavily dehydrated and in critical condition, the agency said. After his rescue, Napa Castro told local media in a tearful interview that he managed to survive by drinking rainwater he collected on the boat and eating insects, birds and a turtle. He spent the last 15 days without eating, Reuters reported. Napa Castro told local media he kept thinking about his family to 'hold on' to life. 'I said I didn't want to die for my mother. I had a granddaughter who is a few months old, I held on to her. Every day I thought of my mother,' he said. The fisherman's daughter Inés Napa Torres thanked the Ecuadorian fishermen for saving her dad's life. 'Thank you, Ecuadorian brothers, for rescuing my dad Gatón, God bless you,' she said in a Facebook post. Napa Castro's family and groups of fishermen had been searching for him for three months. 'Every day is anguish for the whole family and I understand my grandmother's pain because as a mother I understand her (…) We never thought we would go through this situation, I wouldn't wish it on anyone, we will not lose hope, Dad, of finding you,' his daughter wrote on March 3 on Facebook. Napa Castro received medical checks at the Hospital Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes in Paita, near Peru's border with Ecuador, and was discharged on Saturday, Ecuavisa, a CNN affiliate, reported. CNN is trying to contact the fisherman's family.
Yahoo
16-03-2025
- Yahoo
Peruvian fisherman found alive after 95 days lost at sea
A Peruvian fisherman has been found alive in the Pacific Ocean after spending 95 days lost at sea, Peru's state news agency Andina reported Saturday. Máximo Napa Castro, 61, set off on his fishing boat on December 7 from Marcona, a coastal town in the south of the country, but bad weather caused him to stray from his course and lose direction, according to Andina. He was found on March 11 by an Ecuadorian fishing boat in waters off the coast of northern Peru, heavily dehydrated and in critical condition, the agency said. After his rescue, Napa Castro told local media in a tearful interview that he managed to survive by drinking rainwater he collected on the boat and eating insects, birds and a turtle. He spent the last 15 days without eating, Reuters reported. Napa Castro told local media he kept thinking about his family to 'hold on' to life. 'I said I didn't want to die for my mother. I had a granddaughter who is a few months old, I held on to her. Every day I thought of my mother,' he said. The fisherman's daughter Inés Napa Torres thanked the Ecuadorian fishermen for saving her dad's life. 'Thank you, Ecuadorian brothers, for rescuing my dad Gatón, God bless you,' she said in a Facebook post. Napa Castro's family and groups of fishermen had been searching for him for three months. 'Every day is anguish for the whole family and I understand my grandmother's pain because as a mother I understand her (…) We never thought we would go through this situation, I wouldn't wish it on anyone, we will not lose hope, Dad, of finding you,' his daughter wrote on March 3 on Facebook. Napa Castro received medical checks at the Hospital Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes in Paita, near Peru's border with Ecuador, and was discharged on Saturday, Ecuavisa, a CNN affiliate, reported. CNN is trying to contact the fisherman's family.
