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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Australian man and his dog rescued by Mexican tuna boat after drifting 3 months in the Pacific Ocean

ASSOCIATED PRESS

An Australian sailor who had been adrift at sea with his dog for three months has been rescued by a Mexican tuna boat in international waters, the fishing vessel's owner said Monday.

Timothy Lyndsay Shaddock, 54, was aboard his incapacitated catamaran Aloha Toa in the Pacific about 1200 miles (1900 kilometers) from land when the crew of the boat from the Grupomar fleet spotted them, the company said in a statement.

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