The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy saved a trio of stranded mariners in the Federated States of Micronesia this week after seeing 'HELP' spelled out on a beach with palm leaves.
In this photo provided by the Australian Defence Force, an Australian Army helicopter lands on Pikelot Island in the Federated States of Micronesia where three men were found, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, safe and healthy after missing for three days. …saved a trio of stranded mariners in the Federated States of Micronesia this week after seeing “HELP” spelled out on a beach with palm leaves.
The three men, all in their 40s, had left Polowat on Easter Sunday in a 20-foot skiff, heading for Pikelot Atoll in the Micronesian state of Yap. The group had experience sailing in the area and set out to fish around the island before shoals and swells derailed their plans. A U.S. Navy aircraft spotted the stranded men Sunday on Pikelot thanks to a message on the beach. Survival packages were dropped to help sustain them until they could be retrieved.
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