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– ‘Captain Sunil’ crew drifted 123 miles in crippled boat, drank salt water to survive Exhausted but smiling with relief, the crew of the ‘Captain Sunil’ yesterday showered praise on the team of Coast Guards whom they said saved them from certain death at sea.But the rescue only came after the three fishermen had spent 14 harrowing days in a 38-foot craft, drifting some 123 nautical miles with little food and drinking salt water to survive.Lochan Teserdeen and his relieved wifeJirgodhan Surujpaul, his brother, Jairam Surujpaul, and their cousin Lochan Teserdeen, stepped ashore at the Coast Guard’s Ruimveldt harbour at around 16:30 hrs yesterday.They were immediately hugged by smiling relatives, who had waited there since 11:00 hrs yesterday to greet the rescued men.“We drink salt water (to survive),” Jirgodhan Surujpaul told Kaieteur News.“If it wasn’t fuh dem Coast Guard ah we woulda dead.”The men appeared to be none the worse for their ordeal, although Lochan Teserdeen’s feet were slightly swollen.The crippled ‘Captain Sunil’ was also towed back to Georgetown.Briefly recounting their ordeal, Jirgodhan Surujpaul said that they had taken about three day’s ration with them on the ‘Captain Sunil.’They boarded the vessel on July 31 at Stratspey, East Coast Demerara. According to him, the engine failed on the second day and they began to drift in the Atlantic.“We had anchor but where we deh was deep and the anchor root out.”They were unable to contact the owner of the vessel, Winston Goriah, since the mobile phone he had given them hadn’t been charged.Fortunately, the 38-foot vessel had a small shed which gave them some shelter from the elements.“We build a sail and try to come in (to shore).” This failed, and the boat continued to drift.Surujpaul recalled that when their food ran out, they managed to get “one-one fine thing to eat” from some passing boats, but none of the vessels were able to take them to land.The Captain Sunil and one of the Coast Guard vesselsWhen their drinking water also ran out, Surujpaul said they were forced to quench their thirst with sea-water.The fisherman said that he became ‘confused’ and could not say how many days they spent drifting. Eventually, they ended up in Calm Water,Nike Free Run Shoes Clearance, an area in the Waini, North West District, where an eight-member Coast Guard team, using two vessels, managed to locate them at around 12:05 hrs last Friday.The team was headed by Officer Commanding (Acting) of the Maritime Law Enforcement Division Lieutenant Andre Cush.“They were very happy (to see us),” the officer recalled.“One of the guys started to pray right away. He said that he had prayed all the time and saw nothing…when he saw us he was overwhelmed. Two of the other (crew) members had already given up.”He agreed that the men’s chances of survival had been slim, had his team not located them.“They probably would have died if they were not rescued on time. It took us 66 hours to rescue them.“We took them to Kumaka where they could get something to eat, and rest and call their families.”Lieutenant Cush explained that the men were fortunate that the crew from another vessel had contacted the owner of the Captain Sunil and given him the crew’s location. This information was passed on to the GDF Coast Guard, which launched their search on Wednesday.“They were fortunate that someone gave us those co-ordinates. We were able to depict the area, and we extended the radius of our search. They had strayed away from the original position but we were still able to find them.”Lieutenant Cush cautioned the owners of other small fishing vessels to be better equipped so as to enable the Coast Guard to be able to locate them.The crew of the 'Captain Sunil' with the Coast Guard team that rescued them“I would advise small fishermen to have at least a hand-held GPS (on board) to coordinate their position.“Without that position, it’s difficult for us (to find them). It’s in excess of 177 miles …it’s like looking for a needle in a haystack.”The owner of the Captain Sunil also expressed gratitude to the Coast Guards, Maritime officials and the media for their assistance in locating his crew.“I want to thank each and everyone who stood by me.”Goriah said that after the crew failed to turn up, he took another boat and went to search for them, travelling as far as Mahaicony and Parika.After failing to locate his crew, he chartered a plane and searched the Berbice and Pomeroon Rivers, but still failed to find the men. He also failed to contact them on a mobile phone they had in their possession.