Message in a bottle helps save six sailors stranded on an island for two weeks

Message in a bottle helps save six sailors stranded on an island for two weeks

Six sailors that were stranded on the remote, uninhabited island of Ilha das Flechas (Arrow Island) since April 1 were eventually rescued by the Brazilian Navy on Wednesday after sending a message in a bottle.

Stranded Sailors Rescued By A Message In A Bottle

Six sailors from the Brazilian vessel Bom Jesus became stranded on an uninhabited island after the ship caught fire, but were rescued by a message in a bottle.

Stranded sailors rescued from deserted island thanks to message-in-a-bottle plea

“Help, help! We need help, our boat caught fire, we have been on Arrow Island for 13 days without food, let our family know,” read the note inside the bottle cast into the ocean.

Sailors stuck on remote island are rescued thanks to message in a bottle

The six crew members ended up stranded on an island after their ship caught fire and sank (Pictures: CEN)A group of sailors became stuck on an uninhabited island for 17 days until someone found a note they had put in a bottle.Brazilian ship Bom Jesus reportedly caught fire and sank around the end of March.Six crew members managed to make to the island of Ilha das Flechas, which translates to Arrow Island, not far from the coast of their home cou…

Castaway sailors rescued from island after throwing message in bottle into sea

While on the small island, the castaways from the Bom Jesus vessel wrote a note and put it in a bottle tied to a ball which was found by a local fisherman who forwarded it to the Brazilian Navy

Stranded sailors rescued from deserted island thanks to message-in-a-bottle plea

"Help, help! We need help, our boat caught fire, we have been on Arrow Island for 13 days without food, let our family know,” read the note inside the bottle cast into the ocean.