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Torres Strait rescue: Men saved from shark-infested waters after clinging onto piece of wood for 15 hours
Two men have been rescued in a remarkable mission after spending a night clinging to a piece of wood in shark-infested waters in the Torres Strait.
The men, aged 37 and 47, became stranded after their fishing boat sank on Wednesday evening.
As seen in the video above, the men appeared to be just specks in the water as they clung onto a petrol drum and a piece of wood that drifted 10 kilometres during the night.
They were eventually spotted by the eagle-eyed captain of Oiltanker MT Godam, who…
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