Overview

• Máximo Napa Castro departed from Marcona, Peru, on December 7, 2024, for a two-week fishing trip but was thrown off course by stormy weather 10 days in.
• After 95 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean, he was rescued on March 11, 2025, by an Ecuadorian fishing patrol 680 miles off Peru's coast.
• Napa Castro survived by drinking rainwater and eating insects, birds, and sea turtles, but spent the last 15 days without food.
• He credited thoughts of his family, including his mother and two-month-old granddaughter, for giving him the strength to endure the ordeal.
• After receiving medical treatment in Paita, Peru, he was discharged in stable condition and emotionally reunited with his family.