11 Indonesian fishermen rescued after spending nearly a week without food, water off Australia
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After two boats were caught in a cyclone, Australian rescue teams were able to save 11 Indonesian fishermen. Another eight men are feared to have drowned.
One of the boats, Putri Jaya, sank in "extreme weather conditions" early on April 12 while Ilsa was gathering strength over the Indian Ocean and heading toward the coast, Australian Maritime Safety Authority said in a statement, citing survivors.
The other boat, Express 1, ran aground with 10 men aboard around the same time on Bedwell Island, a sandy outcrop some 200 miles west of the Australian coastal tourist town of Broome, the authority said. The only known survivor from the Putri Jaya spent 30 hours floating in the water tied to a fuel can for buoyancy before swimming to the same island, officials said.