Claims extracted
24
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
12%
3 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
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Publisher signals
59/100
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Two children were among five people rescued in the South Pacific island nation of Kiribati after being adrift at sea in a 20ft skiff for three months.
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children → rescue → months
The boat carrying nine people went missing on 30 July after failing to reach Micronesia’s Ruo Island, the US Coast Guard in Guam said.
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Guard → carry → Guam
The search was called off after officials found no signs of the missing boat or those abroad, despite combing 85,700sqkm for 10 days.
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officials → call → days
However, villagers on Fanning Island in Kiribati spotted the skiff last week and brought five passengers to safety.
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villagers → spot → safety
The boat was found 5,400km away from where the group was last seen, according to reports.
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group → find → reports
“Incredible and wonderful news, these five folks were found and are receiving care,” the US Coast Guard told the Associated Press.
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Guard → find → Press
“Our profound condolences to family and friends of those who did not arrive with them."
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who → arrive → them
The nine had been making a one-hour crossing between the islands of Murilo and Ruo when they were caught in a storm, turning their short trip into a months-long ordeal of starvation and death.
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they → make → starvation
The boat ran out of fuel while returning home and blew off course, according to Arthur Irons II, an official in the Micronesian state.
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boat → run → state
He told the New York Times that the passengers saw ships and planes in the distance and waved for help, but their vessel was too far away.
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vessel → tell → help
After spending almost 100 days at sea, the passengers saw an island in the distance before their skiff ran aground.
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skiff → spend → distance
The three men and two teenagers were guided into town by the rings of the church bells.
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men → guide → bells
The villagers at first presumed the survivors were drunk as they stumbled into the town.
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they → presume → town
Four others, including a child, died during the months at sea, according to the report.
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others → include → report
Lawmaker Kaotitaake Rakoroa in Kiribati told ABC the survivors were being cared for by a pastor on the island.
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survivors → tell → island
Nursing officer Paukin Tororo said that all five were severely dehydrated and malnourished.
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five → say → ?
The survivors were put on intravenous drips and were showing signs of recovery.
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survivors → put → recovery
“They can give a smile face, they show the sign they want to eat,” she told the ABC.
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she → give → ABC
Micronesia’s Chuuk state governor Alexander Narruhn said he had begun talks with the Kiribati government to bring the survivors home.
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he → say → survivors
“There were nine people aboard the boat that went missing.
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that → be → boat
Thanks be to God for his love and mercy that five of the nine have been found,” the governor said.
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governor → be → nine
“We continue to pray for their four companions,” he added.
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he → continue → companions
Last week, an 18-year-old was rescued between the islands of Tarawa and Maiana after drifting for 41 days, while his cousin died during the ordeal.
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cousin → rescue → ordeal
The pair had embarked on a fishing trip off northern Bougainville in September, but an engine failure left them adrift at sea.
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failure → embark → sea
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