To survive, they had to “take rusted water out of the engine (and) when a fish passed by, they caught it and parboiled it to eat.” Fares added that they also drank rain and sea water to survive.

Heinz said that its own research suggested Britons were eating more fish – up almost 5 per cent year on year – with 37 per cent of these occasions being fish and chip meals.

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