Three men have been rescued from a remote, uninhabited island in the Micronesia archipelago after writing 'SOS' in the sand, authorities say.
The unnamed sailors had been missing in the western Pacific Ocean for nearly three days when their giant message outlined on the beach of tiny Pikelot Island was spotted from above by searchers in Australian and U.S. aircraft on Sunday. All three men were found in"good condition," according to a press release from the Australian government's Department of Defense.
An Australian Army ARH Tiger helicopter lands near the letters"SOS" on a beach on Pikelot Island where three men were found in good condition after being missing for three days, Aug. 2, 2020.The men had apparently set out on a 23-foot skiff from Pulawat atoll on July 30, intending to travel about 26 miles to Pulap atoll, but they sailed off course and ran out of fuel.Search and rescue teams from the U.S.
Australian Army soldiers from the Royal Australian Regiment deliver food and supplies to three stranded sailors from the Federated States of Micronesia following a search and rescue mission, to Pikelot Island in the Federated States of Micronesia, Aug. 3, 2020.
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