Five Rescued After Three Months Adrift

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1. 1 Nov

   Five people, including two children, have been found alive after drifting an estimated 5,400 kilometres to a remote island in Kiribati, about three months after their boat went missing in Micronesia.

   2 outlets · ABC News (Australia)
2. 3 Nov

   "Incredible and wonderful news these five folks were found and are receiving care," the U.S. Coast Guard told The Associated Press in an email.

   3 outlets · CBS News
3. 5 Nov

   The boat ran out of fuel while returning home and blew off course, according to Arthur Irons II, an official in the Micronesian state.

   2 outlets · The Independent

Coverage 9 articles

• 6 Nov Five people rescued off Kiribati after months drifting at seaFive individuals were rescued off the coast of Kiribati last weekend after drifting at sea for three months. The group included two children and originally consisted of nine people who set out on a 20-foot skiff from Micronesia on July 30, intending to cross between Murilo and Ruo islands but got caught in a storm. They drifted approximately 5,400 kilometers east of their intended route before being spotted by…Euronews
• 5 Nov How five people survived a three-month, 4800km odyssey lost at seaTedwinson Paul, 31, led nine family members on a routine supply trip that turned into a perilous three-month journey across more than 4800 kilometers of ocean after their boat ran out of fuel. Four family members died during the ordeal, while Paul and five others were eventually rescued in Kiribati after nearly 100 days adrift. Survivors endured by drinking rainwater and catching birds and turtles for food. Local…Sydney Morning Herald
• 5 Nov Five people rescued after three months adrift at sea in 20ft boatFive people, including two children, were rescued from a 20-foot boat that went missing on July 30 after failing to reach Ruo Island in Micronesia. The group was spotted by villagers on Fanning Island in Kiribati nearly three months later and brought to safety. Of the original nine passengers, four died during their ordeal at sea. The survivors were severely dehydrated and malnourished upon rescue and are receiving…The Independent
• 5 Nov Nine people set out for a one-hour boat trip in Micronesia; three months and 5,400 km later, villagers in Kiribati rescued five survivorsNine people embarked on a one-hour boat trip between two islands in Micronesia but got swept off course by a storm and drifted for nearly three months across 5,400 kilometers of Pacific Ocean. Five survivors, including two children, were rescued by villagers in Kiribati on November 1; the fate of the other four remains unknown. The US Coast Guard launched an extensive 10-day search covering over 25,000 square…Times of India
• 3 Nov 5 people rescued in South Pacific after months at sea, 4 still missingFive people, including two children, were rescued this week off Fanning Island in Kiribati after drifting at sea for three months in a small boat. They had originally set out from Ruo Island in the Federated States of Micronesia on July 30 and were reported missing when they failed to return. Another four individuals remain unaccounted for. The rescued survivors are being treated for severe dehydration and…CBS News
• 3 Nov Authorities say 5 people rescued in Kiribati after 3 months drifting at seaAuthorities report that five individuals, including two children, were rescued off Fanning Island in Kiribati after spending three months adrift at sea in a small boat. The group had drifted approximately 5,400 kilometers eastward from the Federated States of Micronesia before being found by local villagers. Four other members of their party are still missing.Toronto Star
• 2 Nov Two children among 5 rescued after being stranded in Pacific Ocean for three months: officialsOfficials reported that two children and three adults were rescued after being stranded in a tiny boat in the Pacific Ocean for three months. The group had set out on a one-hour tour from Murilo island, Micronesia, but was swept away during a storm on July 30. They were eventually found off Fanning Island, part of Kiribati, and US Coast Guard teams searched over 25,000 nautical miles before the search was called off…New York Post
• 2 Nov Five people including two children are rescued after three months adrift in the Pacific having been blown off course in small boatFive people, including two children, have been rescued after drifting for three months following a storm that pushed their small boat off course from Murilo Island in Micronesia towards Fanning Island in Kiribati. The group was part of an initial nine-person trip intended to be a one-hour crossing to the neighboring island of Ruo but were caught by a storm, traveling 3,400 miles before being spotted and rescued on…Daily Mail
• 1 Nov Five people rescued in Kiribati after three months at seaFive people, including two children, have been rescued in Kiribati after being adrift for approximately three months following a storm that hit their boat on July 30 while traveling from Murilo to Ruo islands in Micronesia. The group drifted about 5,400 kilometers before villagers on Fanning Island spotted and saved them. Local authorities are caring for the survivors, who have not yet spoken publicly about their…ABC News (AU)

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