Two found at sea after eight weeks

Two men were dramatically rescued after spending eight weeks lost at sea.

They were found in waters off Papua New Guinea after drifting across a vast section of the Pacific.

The men, from Kiribati, got into trouble after their small boat was battered by the elements. They survived by eating raw fish and drinking rainwater.

Their journey began in tropical waters north of Kiribati, a group of islands between Australia and Hawaii, where they became disorientated by bad weather on what should have been a routine fishing trip.

During their ordeal they claim to have spotted at least 10 other fishing boats that either failed to see them or ignored them.

They were about to give up hope when they were finally picked up.

They are now on their way home from Papua New Guinea after a stopover in the Solomon Islands.