Man rescued after two months adrift in Pacific thanks God

Tuesday, May 10th, 2016

A Colombian mariner adrift at sea for two months thanked God and his rescuers after his deliverance in the Pacific Ocean.

The 29-year-old had survived by eating fish and gulls.

He was one of four sailors who left Colombia in a skiff two months ago.

At some point their engine failed and they were left adrift.

The survivor was spotted and rescued by the Panamanian-flagged Nikkei Verde, a merchant ship, more than 3000 kms south-east of Hawaii.

The bodies of his companion were not found with him. He said they died at sea.

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