"Driftwood" news and stories

Five men from Papua New Guinea survived more than two months at sea by eating driftwood and coconut shells.

Their horrendous ordeal began when the family of eight's 22-foot boat ran out of fuel on a trip to a nearby island.

Ocean Encounter, a U.S. fishing ship, ended up rescuing the men two months later near the South Pacific island, Nauru. Two of the seven men that were rescued unfortunately passed away from severe malnutrition before the rescue vessel could reach proper medical assistance. The eighth passenger, a 15-year-old boy, drowned before the rescue boat arrived after jumping into the water to recover a shirt that had blown away.