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Post by Pete on Apr 13, 2024 10:02:58 GMT
On April 9, 2024, a dramatic rescue operation led by the U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and the U.S. Navy successfully saved three mariners who had been stranded for over a week on the isolated Pikelot Atoll in Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).
The harrowing ordeal began on Easter Sunday when three men in their 40s set sail from Polowat Atoll in a 20-foot skiff, equipped with an outboard motor and navigational experience. Their journey took an unexpected turn, leaving them stranded on the remote Pikelot Atoll, 100 nautical miles northwest of their starting point.
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Post by Hank on Apr 13, 2024 12:14:18 GMT
Made the evening news here.
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Post by Pete on Apr 13, 2024 13:00:42 GMT
Henry, spooky. I mean yesterday when I was posting that I'd thought that you were going to say that you saw that on the news.
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Post by Sandy on Apr 13, 2024 17:17:28 GMT
As per the headline on the home page,
"3 Men Trapped On Deserted Island Get Rescued
By Pete"
Good work, Pete !!! I don't know how you managed it, but that's amazing.
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Post by Hank on Apr 13, 2024 17:24:36 GMT
In jest right?
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Post by Sandy on Apr 13, 2024 17:40:44 GMT
I was wondering why there is such a looong space after my brief post above. It just seems so wasteful !!!
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Post by Pete on Apr 13, 2024 17:48:00 GMT
Sandy, that big space happens when one inadvertently has their hand resting on the space bar. I fixed it. On another note: my identity as a Super Hero is supposed to be a secret! |
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