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A group of 3 mariners were rescued from an atoll in Micronesia after U.S. Coast Guard aircraft spotted their 'help' sign spelled out with palm leaves on a beach.

The US Coast Guard said the sign was a "crucial factor" in discovering the three men. The sailors, who were in their 40s, survived on coconuts during their week-long ordeal.

Three castaways stranded for a week on a desert island in the western Pacific Ocean were rescued after a US Navy aircraft searching for them spotted palm fronds that the trio used to spell out the word "H-E-L-P" on a sandy beach.

Three rescued in the Pacific after making message in the sand with palm fronds, just as another group had done four years prior

The 3 mariners had set sail on March 31 and were reported missing on April 6 after their relative noted that they still hadn't returned from their voyage

In a search area covering more than 100,000 square miles in the remote Pacific, the 31-acre atoll was a needle in a haystack. Still, authorities discovered the three men stranded...

The US Coast Guard rescued three mariners lost on a deserted island for over a week when they spotted a huge 'HELP' sign in the sand.

Three men in their 40s have been rescued by the US navy after becoming stranded on Pikelot Island,...

The sailors were stuck on a small island in Micronesia when they were spotted by the US Coast Guard.

Three men rescued this week from a tiny, remote atoll in the South Pacific were subsisting on coconuts and well water when a U.S. Navy plane spotted their plea for help written in the sand with palm fronds.