Nicaragua.
An grandfather of 72 years he was alone in his boat and adrift in the sea Caribbean was rescued by a fishing boat that crossed its route, the Nicaraguan Army.
The man was identified by the Nicaraguan Naval Force how Rafael Hodgson Hamilton, Originally from Colombia.
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According to official information, Hodgson Hamilton was adrift among the archipelago of Corn Island, In Nicaraguan waters, and that of Sant Andreu, de Colombia, When he was rescued by the fisherman Procaribe, Last February 26th.
According to the report issued by Nicaraguan Army, The Colombian was “adrift due to technical damage to the engine,” however, did not detail the number of days he was at sea.
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Hodgson Hamilton was the sole occupant of the boat “Irnelia” at the time of being rescued, according to official information.
The rescue happened in 47 nautical miles (87 kilometers) northwest of Corn Island, in the direction of St. Andrew, according to military authorities, who did not specify whether the man was originally from this Colombian archipelago.
The old man was handed over by the Procaribe crew to the authorities of the Caribbean Naval District of the Nicaraguan Naval Force, who provided him with primary care and then transferred him to Ethel Kandler Hospital, Corn Island, detailed the Nicaraguan Army.
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Nicaraguan authorities noted that the man “will be later handed over to the Navy of the Republic of Colombia.”
That same day two Brazilian tourists were rescued by the Nicaraguan Naval Force near Corn Island, who had also been adrift in their kayaks, as a product of a gale.
Shipwrecks in the Caribbean Sea occur with some frequency off Nicaragua, as a result of large waves caused by strong winds, especially between December and early March, due to the predominance of high atmospheric pressures. EFE