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Three fisherman who were stranded on a small Pacific island for more than a week were rescued after making a “HELP” sign with palm leaves on the beach. The men, experienced sailors in their 40s, set out from the Micronesian island of Polowat in a 20-foot skiff on Easter Sunday. On Saturday, a family member made a distress call about the fisherman’s whereabouts. A Coast Guard and Navy search ...

The three men had been stranded on a Micronesian island for more than a week after initially heading there to go fishing.

Three mariners stranded on a small, remote island in the Pacific Ocean for more than a week were rescued Tuesday after spelling out "HELP" with palm leaves.

CNN — A U.S. Navy and Coast Guard operation on Tuesday rescued three sailors stranded on a small Pacific Ocean island for more than a week after the trio

A US Navy and Coast Guard operation on Tuesday rescued three mariners stranded on a tiny Pacific Ocean isle...

US News: US Navy and Coast Guard saved mariners on Pikelot Island by spotting their distress signal with palm fronds. Mariners survived on coconut meat until f

Three men in their 40s washed up on a desert island found an ingenious way to be noticed by rescue teams — they spelled out "HELP" in palm fronds. The US Navy spotted the message and rescued the trio in good health.

Three fisherman who were stranded on a small Pacific island for more than a week were rescued after making a “HELP” sign with palm leaves on the beach.

A U.S. Navy and Coast Guard operation on Tuesday rescued three mariners stranded on a tiny Pacific Ocean islet for more than a week after the trio spelled out \

The trio, all experienced mariners in their 40s, became stranded on a lonely island after setting off from Micronesia's Polowat Atoll on March 31 in their motor-powered skiff which subsequently experienced damage.