Indonesian fishermen stranded by Cyclone Ilsa rescued after five days, others feared dead

The fishermen survived a remarkable ordeal off the Kimberley coast, but nine others are feared dead. (Supplied)

Eleven Indonesian fishermen have survived six days without food and water on a remote reef off Western Australia's northern coast, but nine others are feared dead after a record-breaking cyclone raged through the area.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has confirmed a group of fishermen was rescued about 3pm Monday from Bedwell Island in the Rowley Shoals, 313 kilometres west of Broome, after their vessel was shipwrecked during Cyclone Ilsa.