{"id":7491,"date":"2025-05-11T12:29:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T12:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/invest360pro.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/11\/five-fishermen-who-survived-55-days-adrift-by-drinking-rain-and-parboiling-passing-fish-arrive-in-galapagos\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T12:29:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T12:29:31","slug":"five-fishermen-who-survived-55-days-adrift-by-drinking-rain-and-parboiling-passing-fish-arrive-in-galapagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/invest360pro.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/11\/five-fishermen-who-survived-55-days-adrift-by-drinking-rain-and-parboiling-passing-fish-arrive-in-galapagos\/","title":{"rendered":"Five fishermen who survived 55 days adrift by drinking rain and parboiling passing fish arrive in Galapagos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmaitzqdw002n27noc7gg07fj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            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.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmaiu0lbg00053b6mf6kkn85r@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The three Peruvians and two Colombians had been missing since mid-March and were found on May 7 by an Ecuadorian boat called Aldo.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmaiu0lbg00063b6mswhnhp2p@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The fishermen had reported damage to the boat\u2019s alternator two days after setting sail from Pucusana Bay, to the south of Peru\u2019s capital Lima, the navy said in a separate post on Friday.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmaiu0lbg00073b6mk3s2kksg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The failure caused communication and navigation tools to malfunction, Ecuadorian navy Frigate Capt. Maria Fares told The Associated Press, adding that they had no power on the boat.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmaiu0lbg00083b6mm5fqzbza@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cThey had no starter, lights and everything that a battery generates,\u201d she said. To survive, they had to \u201ctake rusted water out of the engine (and) when a fish passed by, they caught it and parboiled it to eat.\u201d Fares added that they also drank rain and sea water to survive.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmaiu0lbh00093b6m77rl9s7h@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            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.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmaiu0lbh000a3b6ml2es59hn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Earlier this year, another Peruvian fisherman, 61-year-old M\u00e1ximo 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.    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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