Mexican authorities initiated the rescue , which occurred Tuesday , after the U.S. Coast Guard alerted them that sailors aboard a fishing boat located 45 nautical miles ( 83 km ) The Mexican navy said Wednesday that it rescued five Ecuadorians adrift at sea . Men apparently without supplies in a fishing boat for more than two weeks . TL;DR A U.S. Navy ship is searching the Gulf of Mexico for survivors from an oil tanker crash off Mexico's coast on Tuesday.
The Mexican navy said Wednesday that it rescued five Ecuadorians adrift at sea . Men apparently without supplies in a fishing boat for more than two weeks . TL;DR A U.S. Navy ship is searching the Gulf of Mexico for survivors from an oil tanker crash off Mexico's coast on Tuesday.