The Japanese owner said the 125,835-cbm Senshu Maru (built 1984) spotted the men drifting on 6 October in the Celebes Sea.
They were taken on board and turned over to the Indonesian rescue coordination centre the next day.
The gas carrier was en route from Bontang, Indonesia, to the port of Sakai-Senboku in Osaka, Japan.
MOL said the fishing vessel had been hit by a wave.
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