Fisherman Rescued After 33 Days Adrift
A 50-year-old fisherman missing since he reported engine trouble more than a month ago was rescued after another vessel spotted his trawler drifting in the Pacific, Japanese authorities said.
Mitsushige Takechi, whose boat was found drifting about 480 miles east of Tokyo, was in “fairly good” condition, Maritime Safety Agency spokesman Seiji Onuma said.
Takechi said he survived for 33 days on fish he caught and the small amount of water he had with him. “I thought I was going to die. But I guess I don’t die that easily,” he told national broadcaster NHK after being flown to a hospital.
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