( CNN ) -- Three shipwrecked fishermen lived on clams and seaweed for 10 days while stranded on an island off Canada 's Pacific Coast until a passing sailboat rescued them , the Royal Canadian Navy said Friday . On Friday , the Canadian Coast Guard ship Tanu rendezvoused with the sailboat and was transporting the three fishermen northbound back to Prince Rupert , according to the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Victoria . The three fishermen were scheduled to arrive Friday night , and no injuries have been reported , authorities said . The three men were on a fishing trip on their 50-foot liner Pacific Siren when it capsized about 70 miles south of Prince Rupert , the navy said . The three men boarded a life raft and paddled eight miles to Banks Island , 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 navy said . Mackenzie Moseley , maritime coordinator for Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Victoria , described Banks Island as `` real remote piece of coast with no real population . '' `` So , to see three guys on beach is really odd in itself , '' Moseley told CNN . A passing sailor in his 70s in his boat , the Macona , was believed to be on a pleasure outing when he saw the stranded three fishermen , Moseley said . The sailor radioed the Prince Rupert Coast Guard and then he anchored and launched a dinghy to approach the island shore , Moseley said . The sailor gave the three men food and water and then called the coast guard again , Moseley said . The coast guard 's Tanu was on patrol an hour away when the call came in , Moseley said . Said Moseley : `` Real kudos to the sailing vessel Macona for keeping a sharp lookout and saw what was going on and did a good job . '' The three fishermen 's vessel did n't have an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon , which transmits a distress signal anywhere in the world through a satellite system , the navy said . Canadian authorities were to assess the three fishermen 's health once they boarded the coast guard ship .
Three fishermen 's boat capsizes ; they paddle raft eight miles to island . - The first man on the island is killed by a shark, but he survives and tells his story of how he was attacked by a giant squid in order for him to be saved from being eaten The Canadian Guard Coast is transporting the fishermen back to the mainland .