5 fishermen rescued at sea after 55 days adrift in Pacific Ocean

Five fishermen missing since mid-March were rescued astatine sea past week, surviving 55 days adrift successful the Pacific Ocean by drinking rainfall and seawater, the Ecuadorian navy said.

The 3 Peruvian and 2 Colombian fishermen were recovered connected May 7 by an Ecuadorian tuna vessel called Aldo. The navy said the fishermen had reported harm to their boat’s alternator 2 days aft mounting sail from Pucusana Bay, southbound of Peru’s superior Lima.

Ecuadorian navy Frigate Capt. Maria Fares told The Associated Press that the instrumentality nonaccomplishment caused connection and navigation tools to malfunction.

"They had nary starter, lights and everything that a artillery generates," she said. To survive, they had to "take rusted h2o retired of the motor (and) erstwhile a food passed by, they caught it and parboiled it to eat." 

Fares added that they besides drank rainfall and seawater to survive.

PERUVIAN FISHERMAN FOUND ALIVE AFTER 95 DAYS AT SEA REVEALS HOW HE SURVIVED

A worker checks the vitals of 1 of 5 shipwrecked fishermen. (Ecuadorean Navy via AP)

The men are successful stable condition and the navy said it is coordinating with section and overseas authorities to guarantee their harmless instrumentality to their respective countries.

This authorities handout photograph shows 5 shipwrecked fishermen wearing beingness jackets, who were rescued by an Ecuadorian tuna sportfishing vessel aft being adrift for much than 50 days, astatine the San Cristobal Naval Base, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, connected Saturday, May 10, 2025. (Ecuadorean Navy via AP)

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Earlier this year, different Peruvian fisherman was recovered live aft spending 95 days adrift successful the Pacific Ocean, saying helium survived connected roaches, birds and oversea turtles.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.