13.11.2026 17:00
Three people living in the Namatanai area of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, have been drifting at sea since October 29 after their boat broke down. The three people, found by a Chinese fishing boat near the Marshall Islands, were provided with food and shelter. The survivors brought to Majuro Port were handed over to the authorities and referred to a hospital for medical checks.
MELBOURNE, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Embassy in Papua New Guinea announced that 3 Papua New Guinean citizens stranded off the Marshall Islands were rescued by a Chinese fishing boat.
THEY HAD BEEN ADRIFT AT SEA SINCE OCT. 29
According to a statement the embassy spokesperson made to Xinhua on Friday, the Chinese fishing boat found a Papua New Guinean boat that had broken down near the Marshall Islands on Tuesday.
The spokesperson said the boat had been adrift at sea since Oct. 29, and noted that the 3 people on board were residents of the Namatanai area of Papua New Guinea's New Ireland Province. According to the statement, the Chinese fishermen provided the rescued people with necessary food and shelter.
THEY WERE HANDED OVER TO AUTHORITIES AT PORT
The Chinese fishing boat brought the rescued people to the nearest port in the Marshall Islands.
The Chinese boat, which arrived at Majuro Port in the Marshall Islands on Thursday, handed over the 3 Papua New Guinean citizens and their boat to Papua New Guinean authorities in the presence of Marshall Islands officials.
While Papua New Guinean officials expressed their thanks to the fishermen on board, the rescued people were sent to hospital for medical checks.