NYCkayaker Lost at Sea-Marshall Islands

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From:             "Richard Hiscock" <rch at gmavt.net>
To:               "Richard Hiscock" <rch at gmavt.net>
Subject:          Marshall Islands: 3 Adrift for 3 Months 
Date sent:        Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:18:13 -0400

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August 16, 2006
World Briefing | Asia

Marshall Islands: 3 Adrift for 3 Months 

By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

Three Mexican fishermen who drifted more than 5,000 miles across
the Pacific have been rescued near the Marshall
<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandter
ritories/marshallislands/index.html?inline=nyt-geo> Islands after
at least three months at sea, an official said. The fishermen,
found in a boat with two disabled outboard motors, were picked up
last week by a Taiwanese fishing boat and reportedly survived by
catching seabirds and drinking rainwater. Details of their ordeal
were sketchy because of communication problems between the
Chinese-speaking fishing crew and the Mexicans. The Taiwanese
vessel is expected in Majuro, the Marshalls capital, to offload its
catch of tuna and the Mexicans in about two weeks.

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