Mexican fishermen rescued after months at sea

THREE Mexican fishermen who claim they set out nine months ago from Mexico’s western coast have been rescued near the Marshall Islands — 8,800 kilometres to the west — after surviving on rain water and raw fish.

Eugene Muller, manager of Koo’s Fishing Company, said that the company’s boat picked up the three on August 9. Mr Muller said the men were recovering and would be brought back to Majuro, the islands’ capital, in 10 to 14 days.

“We fished, and we ate the fish raw because there was no fire to cook with,” survivor Jesus Vidana, 27, told Mexico’s Televisa news network.