Five people rescued in Kiribati after three months at sea
Villagers on Fanning Island rescued the five, including two children, after they drifted an estimated 5,400 kilometres from Micronesia.
- On Sunday, residents on Fanning Island in Kiribati rescued five people, including two children, who had drifted for three months after their small boat went missing in Micronesia.
- The survivors were part of a group of nine who departed Murilo, Micronesia, on July 30 for a routine one-hour crossing to Ruo before a storm pushed them off course.
- Kaotitaake Rakoroa confirmed the group is receiving medical care from a local Uniting Church pastor, while the fate of their four missing companions remains unknown.
- Chuuk State Governor Alexander Narruhn issued a statement Sunday thanking God for their survival, requesting that the Federated States initiate diplomatic talks with Kiribati to bring survivors home.
- The Coast Guard suspended its search on August 9 after covering 25,000 nautical miles, highlighting a pattern of recent maritime rescues in Kiribati waters.
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FIVE people, including two children, have been rescued off Kiribati after nearly three months adrift in the ocean. They set sail from Micronesia, and the fate of four of their companions is still unknown.
Three adults and two children were rescued in the Pacific after three months of drift on a lost boat, wrote The Daily Mail. Five people were rescued on Sunday after three months of drift on a lost boat in the Pacific, reporting "Vesti" with reference to The Daily Mail. The rescuers were part of a group of nine people who went on a one-hour journey from Murilo Island to the neighbouring island of Micronesia in Micronesia at the end of July. When …
At the end of July, nine people in Micronesia disappeared without a trace, including children. Now, about 5400 kilometers away, five of them were discovered in front of Kiribati.
SOUTH TARAWA (ANP) - Three adults and two children have been rescued off the coast of the island nation of Kiribati in the South Pacific. According to the Australian public broadcaster ABC, they departed from Micronesia, located more than 5,000 kilometers away, in late July for a short crossing but were blown off course by a storm.
Five people have been rescued near the island republic of Kiribati after their boat went missing in the Pacific Ocean three months ago. The five, two boys and three men, were part of a group of nine people planning a short trip on July 30 between the islands of Murilo and Ruo, which are part of Micronesia. They ran into trouble due to a storm, ABC News reports. The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy searched for the group for ten days, but eventually c…
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