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Mcguirk, R. (2026, November 3). Authorities say 5 people rescued in Kiribati after 3 months drifting at sea. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/authorities-say-5-people-rescued-in-kiribati-after-3-months-drifting-at-sea/article_a4a07a46-00c0-5a2f-a9b3-882d64a662ed.html
Mcguirk, Rod. “Authorities say 5 people rescued in Kiribati after 3 months drifting at sea.” Toronto Star, 3 Nov. 2026, https://www.thestar.com/news/world/authorities-say-5-people-rescued-in-kiribati-after-3-months-drifting-at-sea/article_a4a07a46-00c0-5a2f-a9b3-882d64a662ed.html.
Mcguirk, Rod. “Authorities say 5 people rescued in Kiribati after 3 months drifting at sea.” Toronto Star, November 3, 2026. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/authorities-say-5-people-rescued-in-kiribati-after-3-months-drifting-at-sea/article_a4a07a46-00c0-5a2f-a9b3-882d64a662ed.html.
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Five people, including two children, were rescued Sunday off Fanning Island in Kiribati after drifting at sea for approximately three months. The group had set out on July 30 from Murilo Island in Micronesia on a routine one-hour crossing to Ruo Island but was caught in a storm that pushed them eastward over 5,400 kilometers (3,355 miles). Villagers spotted the drifting boat and provided aid. A search by the US Coast Guard covering 25,000 nautical miles had been suspended on August 9 without finding any trace of the missing group. The rescued individuals are being cared for locally and will likely be transferred to Kirimati Island for further medical treatment. Four others from the original nine-person crew remain unaccounted for.
