SYDNEY, Jan 14, 2015 (AFP) - A pair of Papua New Guinea fisherman who survived more than three months adrift in the Pacific will return home this week after recovering from their ordeal, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday.
The men -- Michael Bolong, 54, and Ambrose Wavut, 28 -- were picked up off Micronesia on November 23 after setting sail in mid-August on a fishing trip from PNG’s remote Tanga Island, some 1,600 kilometres (1,000 miles) to the south.
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