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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.
BBC News
16-03-2025
- BBC News
Peru: Fisherman rescued after 95 days adrift, surviving on turtles
A Peruvian fisherman who survived 95 days lost at sea in the Pacific Ocean by eating turtles, birds and cockroaches has been rescued and reunited with his Napa Castro, 61, set off for what should have been a two-week fishing trip from the coastal town of Marcona, on the southern Peruvian coast, on 7 December. Ten days in, a storm blew his boat off course, leaving him adrift with dwindling family launched a search, but Peru's maritime patrols were unable to locate him. It was not until Wednesday that the Ecuadorian patrol vessel Don F found him 1,094km (680 miles) from the coast, dehydrated and in a critical condition. Maximo survived by catching rainwater in his boat and eating whatever he could find. In an emotional reunion with his brother in Paita, near the Ecuadorian border, on Friday, he described how he had eaten roaches and birds before resorting to sea turtles. His last 15 days were spent without of his family, including his two-month-old granddaughter, gave him the strength to endure, Mr Castro said. "I thought about my mother everyday. I'm thankful to God for giving me a second chance."His mother, Elena, told local media that, while her relatives remained optimistic during her son's disappearance, she had begun to lose his rescue, Mr Castro was taken to Paita for medical assessment before being flown to the Peruvian capital, Lima. There, at Jorge Chávez International Airport, he was met by his daughter, Inés Napa, in an emotional reunion surrounded by a media scrum. She welcomed him home with a bottle of pisco, Peru's national his home district of San Andrés in the Ica region, neighbours and relatives told Peruvian media agency RPP they decorated the streets in celebration. His niece, Leyla Torres Napa, said the family planned to celebrate his birthday, which passed while he was lost at told the agency: "The day of his birth was unique because all that he could eat [while at sea] was a small cookie, so it is very important for us that we celebrate because, for us, he has been reborn."Last year, Russian Mikhail Pichugin was rescued after spending more than two months adrift in a small inflatable boat in the Sea of Okhotsk, to the east of José Salvador Alvarenga, a Salvadoran fisherman, endured an extraordinary 14-month ordeal adrift in the Pacific Ocean. Setting out from Mexico's coast in late 2012, he was eventually found in the Marshall Islands in early 2014, and also survived on rainwater and turtles.
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.
