{
  "id": 16478477,
  "title": "Stranded Ghanaian fishermen survived on fresh fish, burnt canoe wood at sea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/stranded-ghanaian-fishermen-survived-on-fresh-fish-burnt-canoe-wood",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T12:50:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/stranded-ghanaian-fishermen-survived-on-fresh-fish-burnt-canoe-wood-at-sea/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Ghanaian fisherman, Kwamena Nkum, recounted how he and six colleagues endured nearly two weeks adrift at sea after their fishing canoe's outboard motor failed. The seven men were from Sekondi and had set out on a fishing trip to Axim on October 9, 2026. Three days into their journey, the engine stopped working, leaving them stranded without enough food or water. Kwamena explained that their provisions ran out five days after the motor breakdown, forcing them to rely on the fish they caught. They eventually resorted to burning parts of their canoe to make meals. After drifting for several days, the fishermen spotted land and alerted each other. One of them called their friend Kingsley, who had been in contact with people back home. The fishermen then contacted their leaders and established their location, which turned out to be Benin. They received food and water from Kingsley and the local fishing leaders. Assistance from local fishing communities and the navies of Benin and Togo eventually helped the stranded fishermen reach safety. The men were later handed over to the Ghana Navy by a Togolese naval vessel at the Ghana-Togo maritime border on October 21, 2026, and arrived safely at the Fishing Harbour in Tema after a joint search-and-rescue operation.",
  "summary": "A 29-year-old Ghanaian fisherman has recounted how he and six colleagues survived nearly two weeks at sea after their canoe’s outboard motor broke down, leaving them without adequate food and drinking water.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}