three fishermen were found on a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean

Three fishermen were found on a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean.

US Coast Guard

On the uninhabited island of Paikelot in the Pacific Ocean, three fishermen were found, who laid the word HELP on the shore with palm branches. He was spotted from a height.

He writes about it CNN and The New York Times.

As it turned out, on March 31, three fishermen went out to sea for fishing on a 6-meter boat with a motor engine, which broke due to a storm.

Being in the middle of the ocean, the men set course for the nearest island, which turned out to be deserted. The island is located about 160 km from their home.

The sailors had a walkie-talkie, as well as mobile phones, but they were discharged. To attract attention, on the shore of the island they laid out the word HELP from palm branches.

It is noted that during the week of being “in isolation” they ate coconuts and drank water from a local well, which was previously created by visitors to the island.

On April 6, the relatives of the missing fishermen contacted the US Coast Guard. Together with the rescuers, the law enforcement officers started searching.

The Micronesian island of Paikelot is covered with palm trees and bushes. Its length is less than one kilometer – approximately 600 meters.

According to rescuers, although Paikelot looks like a tiny dot in the Pacific Ocean from a bird’s eye view, the island was part of the search area. In general, the search continued on the territory of more than 160 thousand kilometers.

On April 8, a rescue plane found the word HELP on the island’s beach. The next day, a coast guard boat was sent to the island to take the sailors home.

“Their inscription was the key to the fact that we found them and sent a rescue boat to the island”said search and rescue mission coordinator Chelsea Garcia.

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