Good Samaritans rescue adrift fisherman off Philippines' Mindoro Island

The boat continued to drift until it was sighted by the crew of the passing Norwegian-flagged chemical tanker Sunny Victory west of Mindoro's Calavite Point later in the day on Monday.

The tanker was en route to Sandakan, Malaysia, at the time of the sighting.

Sunny Victory's crew then brought the fisherman on board their vessel and notified the Philippine Coast Guard about the rescue. The coast guard subsequently despatched a vessel to rendezvous with the tanker and bring the fisherman to shore.

The rescued fisherman suffered no injuries and has since been reunited with the crew on the larger fishing vessel.