the men had originally......to fish in the waters off Samoa. A huge load of fish....their seven meter boat, and it ended upside down. The men managed to cut the fishing lines, to.....the boat,and to get into it. They had to.......the two outboard motors to get rid of weight in the process. So they were left powerless as currents pushed them out into the open ocean. Somehow,as they drifted for days and then months, they missed landing on any of the islands near their path. When they were close to Fiji, they.........some flares that were on board, but nobody came out to rescue them. they also saw several ships, but the ships just.......