<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrived on Saturday at a port in the Galapagos Islands after being rescued by a tuna boat, the Ecuadorian navy said on X.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The three </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/peru" rel="" target="" title="Peruvians "><span>Peruvians </span></a><span>and two Colombians had been missing since mid-March and were found on May 7 by an Ecuadorian boat called Aldo.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The fishermen had reported damage to the boat’s alternator two days after setting sail from Pucusana Bay, to the south of Peru’s capital Lima, the navy said in a separate post on Friday.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-news-teenager-allegedly-caught-trying-to-bring-knife-and-imitation-gun-into-afl-game-docklands-stadium/c4ea9eca-1f54-4329-901e-946eacf6d69d"><strong><span>Teen caught allegedly trying to enter AFL match with imitation gun</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The failure caused communication and navigation tools to malfunction, Ecuadorian navy Frigate Capt. Maria Fares told The Associated Press, adding that they had no power on the boat.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“They had no starter, lights and everything that a battery generates,” she said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>To survive, they had to “take rusted water out of the engine (and) when a fish passed by, they caught it and parboiled it to eat.” </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/galapagos--five-fishermen-who-spent-55-days-adrift-at-sea-arrive-galapagos-islands-rescue/ad98c385-98bb-49f7-a025-06675e620103" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/putin-says-russia-ready-for-direct-talks-with-ukraine-as-us-and-european-leaders-press-for-a-ceasefire/4c7cb46b-02bd-433c-b2d7-317673fe24b8"><strong><span>Putin says Russia ready for 'direct talks' with Ukraine</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fares added that they also drank rain and sea water to survive.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The men are in stable condition and the navy said it is coordinating with local and foreign authorities to ensure their safe return to their respective countries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Earlier this year, another Peruvian fisherman, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/peruvian-fisherman-found-alive-after-95-days-lost-at-sea/117d26ee-567e-4667-ad6d-5cf580bff0f1" rel="" target="" title="61-year-old Máximo Napa, spent 95 days at sea alone. "><span>61-year-old Máximo Napa, spent 95 days at sea alone. </span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was also rescued by an Ecuadorian vessel and returned to Lima in mid-March to be reunited with his family.</span></div></div>