‘SOS’ in sand leads to rescue of 2 people stranded on island
U.S. NAVY VIA AP
In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, a pair of stranded mariners signal for help as a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft crew from Patrol Squadron (VP) 8 flies over in support of a Coast Guard search and rescue mission on an uninhabited island in Micronesia.
CHUUK STATE, Micronesia » The U.S. Coast Guard says two stranded mariners were rescued today after crews saw their “SOS” in the sand on an uninhabited island in Micronesia, Hawaii News Now reports.
A U.S. Navy aircraft crew spotted the pair on the beach and gave their location to the Coast Guard in Guam. Hawaii News Now says the two, who had no emergency equipment, were picked up and taken to a patrol boat.
The Coast Guard received a report about the couple’s 18-foot vessel going missing on Aug. 19. Hawaii News Now says the two departed Weno Island on Aug. 17, and they were expected to arrive at their destination to Tamatam Island the next day.
Hawaii News Now says that on Wednesday, a ship noticed flashing lights from the uninhabited Chuuk State island where the two were later found. The U.S. Navy was alerted and spotted the survivors on the beach.
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Very happy ‘castaways!
Going boating with no emergency equipment???…very smart:(
Maybe they’re poor.
Happy ending.
Lucky. Very lucky.
Indeed!
Just like in the movies. Lesson learned. Put some survival equipment on your boat.
agree…there were not responsible boaters
Didn’t the same thing happen about 6 months ago?
And 50 years ago on Gilligan’s Island. But the Castaways used coconut tree trunks to write SOS. Gilligan’s butt caught on fire and he ended up messing up the message to SOL.
Lucky people!
But how was the island uninhabited if there were two people living on it?