Anding Nadie Repil (fourth, right) and the Vietnamese fishermen who rescued him. Photo: Phan Kha By Vũ Thu Hà and Paul Kennedy HÀ NỘI — The daughter of a Filipino fisherman who has been rescued after 17 days adrift has thanked the Vietnamese authorities and fishermen for helping to save her father. Anding Nadie Repil was thrown overboard after his boat collided tossing him into the ocean. He survived at sea for more than two weeks by holding on to a plastic can and eating seaweed, local reports say. After his miraculous rescue by Vietnamese fishermen, his daughter spoke of her immense gratitude to the men who saved her Dad’s life. Speaking exclusively to Việt Nam News, Mary Ann Sario Repil said she believed God guided the Vietnamese fishermen to find her father: “We will be forever grateful for the kindness of all Vietnamese that helped and saved my father,” she said. “We are very thankful and feel relief. We can’t imagine life without my father. “He is the (best) father a daughter and son could ever wish for. We cried hard on the days we were looking for him. “We couldn’t even do something because of this pandemic, we are… Read full this story
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