JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian teenager who survived 49 days adrift at sea after the wooden fish trap he was employed to mind slipped its moorings says he ran out of food within a week and survived on fish and seawater he strained through his clothing. The coastline is not visible from the fishing rafts and the numerous rompong are miles apart from one another, said Adilang’s mother, Met Kahiking. My food ran out after the first week,” said Adilang. The MV Arpeggio, which rescued Adilang off Guam, contacted the Indonesian mission in Osaka when it docked and officials collected him on Sept. 6, the Osaka consulate said in a statement. He returned to Indonesia on Sept. 8.

Source: National Post September 24, 2018 09:22 UTC