The US Navy alerted a Guam search and rescue team identifying the uninhabited location, the Coast Guard in Guam said in a statement Friday.
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Teams looking for the couple searched 16,571 square miles, deploying 15 boats and two aircraft crews.
They had limited supplies and no emergency equipment on board the 18-foot boat, NBC News reported, citing the U.S. Coast Guard.
But the U.S. Coast Guard’s command center in Guam revealed that it initiated a search operation for the pair on August 19 after receiving notification their vessel was missing.
The couple departed Weno Island on August 17 to make their way to Tamatam Island where they were expected to arrive the following day, the Coast Guard said.
On Wednesday, a ship noticed flashing lights emitting from the uninhabited Chuuk State island where the two were later found.
They were due to reach Tamatam, around 160 miles away, the following day but they never arrived and a search operation was mounted for the 18ft boat.
Following the rescue, the couple was reportedly in good spirits and was excited to get back home to their family.
The search involved 14 vessels, two aircraft crews and one police patrol boat, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
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Linus and Sabina Jack, who are both in their 50s, were stranded on the uninhabited Micronesian island of East Fayu for more than seven days before being saved Friday, reports the BBC.
