A sign carved in the sand reading “SOS” led to the rescue of two missing sailors who were stranded on an uninhabited Pacific island.
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The two boaters had departed from Weno Island, a remote place in the south Pacific between Guam and the Marshall Islands, on August 17.
On August 19, the Coast Coast received a report about the couple’s 18-foot boat going missing.
A week later, one of the crews noticed flickering lights coming from an uninhabited area of one of the country’s small islands.
They then alerted a US Coast Guard following a week-long search for the pair. There was no immediate word on their identity or condition.
The worldwide team searched a total of 16,571 square miles.
‘The search and rescue operation for Linus and Sabina Jack has been successfully completed, ‘ the US Embassy in Kolonia, Micronesia, posted on its Facebook page.
They had been intending to travel to Tamatam Island in Micronesia, but never made it there. The two, who had limited supplies and no emergency equipment, were picked up and transferred to a patrol boat.
It is the second such case this year in the region.
Two people stranded on a desert island were rescued after creating an SOS message in the sand.
In April, the marooned men spelled out the word “Help” in palm fronds, eventually attracting the attention of a Navy search plane.
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The U.S. Coast Guard in Guam was notified by the Navy of the location where stranded boaters were seen on the beach.
