Two Fishermen Rescued After Five Days Adrift in Cool Box

Two Mexican fishermen survived five days lost at sea by floating inside a large cool box.

lost at sea= 在海上迷失、遭難

The two men, aged 53 and 32, went missing on August 15 after their fishing cooperative lost contact with them. The cooperative quickly sent out a distress call to ask for help.

On August 19, the Mexican Navy found the men floating about 150 miles off the coast of Chiapas, Mexico. They were inside a large cool box, which is ordinarily used to store caught fish on a fishing boat.

off the coast of= 在……的海岸外/沖合

Naval authorities checked the men's health before helping them return home to reunite with their families.

reunite with= 與……團聚/重逢

學習筆記

文法整理

句型	意思
lost at sea	在海上迷失、遭難
off the coast of	在……的海岸外/沖合
reunite with	與……團聚/重逢

詞彙整理

單字	等級	意思
cool box	A2	保冷箱、冰桶
reunite	B1	重聚、團聚
adrift	B2	漂流的、在海上漂泊的
cooperative	B2	合作社、協同組合
distress call	B2	求救訊號、遭難呼救

延伸學習

•漁船上使用的大型保冷箱具備良好的密封性與浮力，在遭遇船難時，有時能作為臨時的求生浮具使用。
•「cooperative」（合作社）是由成員共同擁有與營運的組織，在漁業中常負責統籌出貨、船隻安全聯絡與求救應變等工作。