Alone at Sea for 95 Days, a Peruvian Fisherman Clung to Hope
Máximo Napa Castro, 61, was spotted by the crew of an Ecuadorean tuna boat after he set out from the Peruvian port of Marcona in December.
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Fisherman saved after drifting at sea for 94 days, surviving on cockroaches, birds and turtles
A Peruvian fisherman was rescued after being stranded at sea for 94 days, a navy official said. Maximo Napa, 61, was saved from his small fishing boat Tuesday.CBS News - 20h -
Peruvian fisherman lost for 95 days in Pacific Ocean returns home
Maximo Napa, a Peruvian fisherman who spent 95 days lost in the Pacific Ocean, eating roaches, birds and sea turtles to survive, is returning home to his family.NBC News - 1d -
Peruvian fisher rescued after three months stranded at sea
Maximo Napa, 61, says he survived by eating cockroaches, birds and a turtle – and thinking about his mother. A Peruvian fisher was found alive after drifting at sea for 94 days, a navy official ...The Guardian - 2d -
Fisherman rescued after 95 days adrift eating turtles
Maximo Napa Castro set off for what should have been a two-week trip on 7 December - but was only found on Wednesday.BBC News - 1d -
Man found alive after 94 days stranded at sea eating turtles, birds
Maximo Napa was rescued in his small fishing boat after being spotted by an Ecuadoran vessel off the coast of northern Peru.CBS News - 1d -
Man found alive after 94 days stranded at sea eating turtles, birds
Maximo Napa was rescued in his small fishing boat after being spotted by an Ecuadoran vessel off the coast of northern Peru.CBS News - 20h -
Man found alive after 94 days stranded at sea eating turtles, birds
Maximo Napa was rescued in his small fishing boat after being spotted by an Ecuadoran vessel off the coast of northern Peru.CBS News - 20h -
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