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Four fishermen are rescued following more than a month adrift in a small boat after running out of fuel

Four fishermen who have spent more than a month adrift in a small boat after running out of fuel off the coast of southern Mexico have been rescued – more than 1,200 miles from where they set off. The fishermen, who set off in late September from a Pacific Ocean port in northwestern Ecuador, were rescued off the coast of Chiapas, just south of Mexico, on Saturday. The night before, a patrol plane had spotted ‘a small boat adrift with four crew waving their arms for help,’ the Mexican navy said in a statement. Photos, Read the rest here 12:47