MALITA, Davao Occidental — Two fishermen from this coastal town got lost at sea while fishing amid foul weather at the Davao Gulf and ended up on Marore Island in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, travelling a distance of over 350 nautical miles. Yurdan said they were battered by waves so high and sea so rough that they lost all sense of direction. He said he maneuvered his motorboat towards a direction he thought was headed for Davao but later realized they were lost since they could no longer see any land mass. ADVERTISEMENTCamoro said he learned about the missing fishermen on Wednesday June 19, from their families who sought his office’s help to locate them. It was then that they learned that the two fishermen were in Marore Island, which is about 664 kilometers or 358.5 nautical miles from Sarangani.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 22, 2019 08:37 UTC