Fishermen survive nine days on sea

AMBON, Maluku (The Jakarta Post) : Three fishermen from Laha village, Teluk Ambon Baguala district, missing since Jan. 13, have been found alive at sea.

The three men, Sangkuriang, 28, Ancu, 23, and Deny, 22, had been drifting at sea for nine days and survived on raw fish.

They were found in a serious condition on Run Island by fisherman Sarman on Monday. Sarman nursed them back to health in his house on the island.

After disembarking from the Bukit Siguntang passenger ferry at the Yos Sudarso Port in Ambon on Thursday, survivor Sangkuriang told reporters they were catching tuna in the Nusaniwe Sea when their engine stalled.

Meanwhile, 11 fishermen from Gorom Island, Eastern Seram district, reported missing Jan. 5 while out at sea fishing, are still yet to be found.