A Peruvian fisherman who was rescued after 95 days lost at sea told CNN that his faith and his desire to see his family again kept him going – along with a diet of cockroaches, birds, fish and the occasional turtle.

Maximo Napa was rescued in his small fishing boat after being spotted by an Ecuadoran vessel off the coast of northern Peru.

The 61-year-old was found on the brink of death recently after being stranded at sea for nearly 100 days. An Ecuadorian ship spotted and picked him up about 624km from Peru's port city of Chimbote.