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(CNN) -- Three shipwrecked fishermen lived on clams and seaweed for 10days while stranded on an island off Canada's Pacific Coast until apassing sailboat rescued them, the Royal Canadian Navy said Friday. On Friday, the Canadian Coast Guard ship Tanu rendezvoused with thesailboat and was transporting the three fishermen northbound backto Prince Rupert, according to the Joint Rescue Coordination CentreVictoria. The three fishermen were scheduled to arrive Fridaynight, and no injuries have been reported, authorities said. The three men were on a fishing trip on their 50-foot liner PacificSiren when it capsized about 70 miles south of Prince Rupert, thenavy said. The three men boarded a life raft and paddled eight miles to BanksIsland, located off central British Columbia in the Hecate Strait,a fishing ground for salmon and halibut, the navy said. While on the island, they used their raft as a shelter, the navysaid. Mackenzie Moseley, maritime coordinator for Joint RescueCoordination Centre Victoria, described Banks Island as "realremote piece of coast with no real population." "So, to see three guys on beach is really odd in itself," Moseleytold CNN. A passing sailor in his 70s in his boat, the Macona, was believedto be on a pleasure outing when he saw the stranded threefishermen, Moseley said. The sailor radioed the Prince Rupert Coast Guard and then heanchored and launched a dinghy to approach the island shore,Moseley said. The sailor gave the three men food and water and then called thecoast guard again, Moseley said. The coast guard's Tanu was onpatrol an hour away when the call came in, Moseley said. Said Moseley: "Real kudos to the sailing vessel Macona for keepinga sharp lookout and saw what was going on and did a good job." The three fishermen's vessel didn't have an Emergency PositionIndicating Radio Beacon, which transmits a distress signal anywherein the world through a satellite system, the navy said. Canadian authorities were to assess the three fishermen's healthonce they boarded the coast guard ship. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as China Lab Furniture , NOC Consoles Manufacturer for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Modular Consoles.
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