This story is amazing

This story on the BBC News site is stunning. Three Mexican fisherman were out in the Pacific fishing. Their engine failed and the weather and currents took over. They were washed out into the Pacific for 9 months (YES 9 MONTHS), surviving on rain water and raw seabirds. they eventually ran into a Chinese ship. This amazes me in two ways. First, whenever I've been cruising, I panic when we are down to our last beer and the fridge isn't working well. Secondly, it sort of backs up the theories that ancient civilizations were able to cross the Pacific.