Five People Rescued After Three Months Drifting
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Five people, including two children, were rescued this week in the South Pacific island nation of Kiribati after three months drifting at sea in a 20-foot skiff, authorities said.
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The five survivors have not publicly spoken about their experience and have asked for their privacy to be respected.
A lawmaker in Kiribati, Kaotitaake Rakoroa, told ABC the survivors were being cared for by a pastor on the island.
Nursing officer Paukin Tororo told the ABC on Monday that all five were severely dehydrated and malnourished.
The governor of Micronesia's Chuuk state, Alexander Narruhn, issued a statement Sunday saying he had begun talks with the Kiribati government to bring the survivors home.
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Five people, including two children, have been rescued in Kiribati after being adrift for approximately three months following a storm that hit their boat on July 30 while traveling from Murilo to Ruo islands in Micronesia. The group drifted about 5,400 kilometers before villagers on Fanning Island spotted and saved them. Local authorities are caring for the survivors, who have not yet spoken publicly about their…
Five people rescued in Kiribati after three months at sea →Five people, including two children, have been rescued after drifting for three months following a storm that pushed their small boat off course from Murilo Island in Micronesia towards Fanning Island in Kiribati. The group was part of an initial nine-person trip intended to be a one-hour crossing to the neighboring island of Ruo but were caught by a storm, traveling 3,400 miles before being spotted and rescued on…
Five people including two children are rescued after three months adrift in the Pacific having been blown off course in small boat →Officials reported that two children and three adults were rescued after being stranded in a tiny boat in the Pacific Ocean for three months. The group had set out on a one-hour tour from Murilo island, Micronesia, but was swept away during a storm on July 30. They were eventually found off Fanning Island, part of Kiribati, and US Coast Guard teams searched over 25,000 nautical miles before the search was called off…
Two children among 5 rescued after being stranded in Pacific Ocean for three months: officials →Authorities report that five individuals, including two children, were rescued off Fanning Island in Kiribati after spending three months adrift at sea in a small boat. The group had drifted approximately 5,400 kilometers eastward from the Federated States of Micronesia before being found by local villagers. Four other members of their party are still missing.
Authorities say 5 people rescued in Kiribati after 3 months drifting at sea →Five people, including two children, were rescued this week off Fanning Island in Kiribati after drifting at sea for three months in a small boat. They had originally set out from Ruo Island in the Federated States of Micronesia on July 30 and were reported missing when they failed to return. Another four individuals remain unaccounted for. The rescued survivors are being treated for severe dehydration and…
5 people rescued in South Pacific after months at sea, 4 still missing →Nine people embarked on a one-hour boat trip between two islands in Micronesia but got swept off course by a storm and drifted for nearly three months across 5,400 kilometers of Pacific Ocean. Five survivors, including two children, were rescued by villagers in Kiribati on November 1; the fate of the other four remains unknown. The US Coast Guard launched an extensive 10-day search covering over 25,000 square…
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 →Show 1 more outlets
Five people, including two children, were rescued from a 20-foot boat that went missing on July 30 after failing to reach Ruo Island in Micronesia. The group was spotted by villagers on Fanning Island in Kiribati nearly three months later and brought to safety. Of the original nine passengers, four died during their ordeal at sea. The survivors were severely dehydrated and malnourished upon rescue and are receiving…
Five people rescued after three months adrift at sea in 20ft boat →Analysis
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- 1 Nov
Five people, including two children, have been found alive after drifting an estimated 5,400 kilometres to a remote island in Kiribati, about three months after their boat went missing in Micronesia.
- 3 Nov
A lawmaker in Kiribati, Kaotitaake Rakoroa, told ABC the survivors were being cared for by a pastor on the island.
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5 Nov Five people rescued after three months adrift at sea in 20ft boatFive people, including two children, were rescued from a 20-foot boat that went missing on July 30 after failing to reach Ruo Island in Micronesia. The group was spotted by villagers on Fanning Island in Kiribati nearly three months later and brought to safety. Of the original nine passengers, four died during their ordeal at sea. The survivors were severely dehydrated and malnourished upon rescue and are receiving…The Independent
5 Nov Nine people set out for a one-hour boat trip in Micronesia; three months and 5,400 km later, villagers in Kiribati rescued five survivorsNine people embarked on a one-hour boat trip between two islands in Micronesia but got swept off course by a storm and drifted for nearly three months across 5,400 kilometers of Pacific Ocean. Five survivors, including two children, were rescued by villagers in Kiribati on November 1; the fate of the other four remains unknown. The US Coast Guard launched an extensive 10-day search covering over 25,000 square…Times of India
3 Nov 5 people rescued in South Pacific after months at sea, 4 still missingFive people, including two children, were rescued this week off Fanning Island in Kiribati after drifting at sea for three months in a small boat. They had originally set out from Ruo Island in the Federated States of Micronesia on July 30 and were reported missing when they failed to return. Another four individuals remain unaccounted for. The rescued survivors are being treated for severe dehydration and…CBS News
3 Nov Authorities say 5 people rescued in Kiribati after 3 months drifting at seaAuthorities report that five individuals, including two children, were rescued off Fanning Island in Kiribati after spending three months adrift at sea in a small boat. The group had drifted approximately 5,400 kilometers eastward from the Federated States of Micronesia before being found by local villagers. Four other members of their party are still missing.Toronto Star
2 Nov Two children among 5 rescued after being stranded in Pacific Ocean for three months: officialsOfficials reported that two children and three adults were rescued after being stranded in a tiny boat in the Pacific Ocean for three months. The group had set out on a one-hour tour from Murilo island, Micronesia, but was swept away during a storm on July 30. They were eventually found off Fanning Island, part of Kiribati, and US Coast Guard teams searched over 25,000 nautical miles before the search was called off…New York Post
2 Nov Five people including two children are rescued after three months adrift in the Pacific having been blown off course in small boatFive people, including two children, have been rescued after drifting for three months following a storm that pushed their small boat off course from Murilo Island in Micronesia towards Fanning Island in Kiribati. The group was part of an initial nine-person trip intended to be a one-hour crossing to the neighboring island of Ruo but were caught by a storm, traveling 3,400 miles before being spotted and rescued on…Daily Mail1 Nov Five people rescued in Kiribati after three months at seaFive people, including two children, have been rescued in Kiribati after being adrift for approximately three months following a storm that hit their boat on July 30 while traveling from Murilo to Ruo islands in Micronesia. The group drifted about 5,400 kilometers before villagers on Fanning Island spotted and saved them. Local authorities are caring for the survivors, who have not yet spoken publicly about their…ABC News (AU)
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