Five fishermen who spent 55 days drift at sea arrive at the Galapagos Islands after the rescue

Five fishermen who spent 55 days drift at sea arrived on a port on the Galapagos Islands on Saturday after being rescued by a tuna boat, said the Ecuadorian Navy in X.

The three Peruvians and two Colombians had been missing since mid -March and were found on May 7 by an Ecuadorian ship called Aldo.

Vladimir González, 32, José Albines, 52, José Gabriel Albines, 31, and Jhonny García Jorge Ugarte, 40, arrived at the base of the Marina de San Cristóbal in the morning and their conditions were stable, said the Navy.

The fishermen had reported damage to the boat alternator two days after navigating from the Bay of Pucusana, south of the capital of Peru, Lima, the Navy said in a separate position on Friday.

The Navy said it is coordinating with local and foreign authorities to guarantee its safe return to their respective countries.

Earlier this year, another Peruvian fisherman, 61 -year -old napa napa, napa, I spent 95 days in the sea alone. He was also rescued by an Ecuadorian ship and returned to Lima in mid -March to meet with his family.

Napa told local media that he survived the test at the sea eating cockroaches, birds and turtles, according to the France-Presse agency.

Several dramatic bailouts have been made in the sea. In October, Russian Mikhail Pichugin was rescued After spending more than two months drifting in a small inflatable boat, drinking rainwater in the Okhotsk sea, off the coast of Russia. His brother and his nephew died while they were at sea and he tied their bodies to the boat to avoid dragging them.

In 2023, Australian sailor Tim Shaddock survived more than two months Lost at sea with her dog, beautiful. The couple sailed from Mexico to French Polynesia, said the 51 -year -old man, when the agitated seas damaged their boat and electronic system, leaving them drifting and separated from the world.

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