A Peruvian fisherman 61 years was saved from an Ecuadorian ship after being staying 95 days missing in the’Pacific Ocean. Maximo Napa Castro He said he was able to live by feeding on Turtles, insects and cockroaches.
The December 6th the fisherman had left the Port of Marconain the south area of Perufor an exit that would have to last ten days. A storm He had caught him by surprise and done driftunable to find the route. From the December 21st there family he had no news and had launched the alarm. The research from the Peruvian coast guard they had not given hopes: Of Napa there were no more traces.
Every day the daughters they had written on Facebookasking help and updating the friends on research. But with the passage of time the chances of finding the fisherman I live they were almost disappeared. At some point the motherlost every hopeI had prayed Why God he had returned them at least the body. There Daughter of fisherman, Ineson the other hand, did not lost hope And he had continued to tell her: “You will see that he will come back, he will come back.”
THE’11 March What many happened South American media define a miracle and the proof of how a man can resist for a long time at adverse fate: thedrift boat Of Napa was cross from a Ecuadorian fishing boat more than a thousand kilometers away from Port of Marcona.
The fisherman era dehydrated. Not drunk from fifteen days. To the rescuers he said he had fed eating a little fish, sea turtles, a bird they cockroaches who lived in hull. For drink he had used therainwateruntil he entered a period of drought Of two weeks.
“He gave me the Force Mia’s thought mother and mine granddaughter. I didn’t want die” – he said.
Brought to Ecuadorwas subjected to visit And carethen was transferred to Filein PeruWhere Napa he was able to hug The Brother and the mother. To welcome him home a Municipal music band and theapplause of the neighbors.
“I have thank God – he confessed to journalists – Because it gave me one second possibility».
There Daughter ha publicly thanked the Ecuadorian fishermen: «Now you are mine New brothers, God you blessing».