After 3 months adrift, 5 people found alive in tiny 20 foot boat in Pacific
A Short Island Crossing
The group set out from Murilo for Ruo, two islands in Micronesia, on July 30. Their journey was expected to take about an hour, according to reports by the Australian Broadcasting Corp. and The Times of London.
Nine people were aboard, including three adults and two children among those later rescued. The available reporting does not say what happened to the other four passengers.
Rescue in the Pacific
Five survivors were found in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean on Nov. 1. The rescued group consisted of three adults and two children, according to authorities and international news outlets.
They had spent three months adrift in a small boat before being located. The report does not provide further details about their condition or the circumstances of the rescue.
Search After Disappearance
After the boat and its passengers disappeared, the U.S. Coast Guard began a broad search across the region. The operation followed the group’s departure from the two Micronesian islands.
The reporting describes the boat as small but gives no specific size. It does not establish that the boat was 20 feet long.
Key points
- Five people, including two children, were rescued after three months adrift in the Pacific.
- The group of nine left Murilo for Ruo on July 30.
- The crossing was expected to take about one hour.
- The U.S. Coast Guard searched the region after the group disappeared.