Three Micronesian sailors stranded on a remote Pacific island drew a giant SOS message in the sand to attract the attention of rescuers, who found them three days after they went missing at sea. Morrison commands the HMAS Canberra, which sent a helicopter to the rescue after officials in the U.S. territory of Guam raised the alarm, following the men’s failure to complete a 42-km (26-mile) trip between Pacific atolls. A Micronesian patrol vessel is headed to the island to pick up the men, the statement added. Pikelot is a low coral islet, with forest and scrub, that is home to a seabird rookery and turtle nesting site. The Federated States of Micronesia, in the western Pacific, groups more than 600 small islands scattered across the ocean.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 04, 2020 10:07 UTC