MAJURO, Marshall Islands:  An emaciated man whose boat washed up on a remote Pacific atoll this week claims he survived 16 months adrift on the Pacific, floating more than 12,500 kilometers from Mexico, a researcher said on Friday.

The man, with long beard and hair, was discovered on Thursday when his 24-foot fiberglass boat with propellerless engines floated onto the reef at Ebon Atoll and two locals spotted him.

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