PERU fishing with guts to report…
The 8 fishermen who left the Port of Chimbote 13 days ago were found alive 24 miles off Paita, Piura, and today were towed to the local port where they were evaluated by physicians at the harbormaster of Paita, it was reported.
The fishermen said they were stranded at sea all this time after the engine of his boat Angamos III present failures while performing their daily tasks. They departed on 23 September Chimbote fishing Perico.
Four days before his departure, the boat suffered mechanical failures so they were drifting, being swept by waves and winds.
They were found by another fishing boat that towed to the port of Paita.
The fishermen revealed that during the time they were lost survived with leading food and rationed water use.
In this regard, the Director of Information of the Navy of Peru, Commander Colbert Ruiz, said "They were found by a fellow deep sea fishing, then reached a Navy patrol".
SOURCE: Andina.com.pe
