‘Help’ sign saves men after boat capsizes
COURTESY U.S. COAST GUARD
Two men wave life jackets and look on as a U.S. Navy P-8A maritime surveillance aircraft discovers them on the uninhabited island of Fanadik.
COURTESY U.S. COAST GUARD
Two men wave life jackets and look on as a U.S. Navy P-8A maritime surveillance aircraft discovers them on the uninhabited island of Fanadik.
COURTESY U.S. COAST GUARD
Two men wave life jackets and look on as a U.S. Navy P-8A maritime surveillance aircraft discovers them on the uninhabited island of Fanadik.
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three men who wrote “help” with palm leaves after their boat capsized near Micronesia and left them stranded on a nearby island on Thursday.
Their 19-foot skiff capsized from a large wave after setting out to sea from the Pulap Atoll on April 4. The men spent the night swimming until they arrived at Fandadik Island, approximately four nautical miles from Pulap, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
A maritime surveillance aircraft discovered the men waving life jackets and stood next to the big “help” sign.
A small boat from Pulap recovered the men with no injuries reported.
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Wow, these things really happen!
glad they made it
now only if they can save Gilligan and the Castaways!
Gilligan mis-spelled SOL instead of SOS.
Rumor has it that one refused rescue unless he could bring along his new best buddy, a basketball named Spalding.
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A potential disaster turns out well for these men! Kudos to the rescuers for saving them!
WIILLLSSSSOOOOONNNNNN!!!
Lucky they didn’t participate in common core.