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Five Survivors Rescued After Three Months Lost at Sea in the South Pacific

Five Survivors Rescued After Three Months Lost at Sea in the South Pacific

After 3 Months Lost at Sea, Five Survivors Are Rescued on Remote Island
After 3 Months Lost at Sea, Five Survivors Are Rescued on Remote Island

A boat in Micronesia went missing in July. This weekend, five of its passengers landed, unclothed and emaciated, on an island in Kiribati — more than 3,000 miles away.

Nine people set out for a one-hour boat trip in Micronesia; three months and 5,400 km later, villagers in Kiribati rescued five survivors
Nine people set out for a one-hour boat trip in Micronesia; three months and 5,400 km later, villagers in Kiribati rescued five survivors

In July, a boat with nine individuals vanished during its voyage between islands in Micronesia. The US Coast Guard launched a ten-day search, but no clues were found. Miraculously, nearly three...

Five people rescued after three months adrift at sea in 20ft boat
Five people rescued after three months adrift at sea in 20ft boat

A short one-hour journey turns into months-long ordeal of death and starvation for nine passengers

5 people rescued in South Pacific after months at sea, 4 still missing
5 people rescued in South Pacific after months at sea, 4 still missing

The U.S. Coast Guard in Guam confirmed that the skiff with nine people aboard had been reported missing in July.

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