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Sailors Rescued After Spelling 'HELP' with Palm Leaves on Micronesia Atoll

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Three stranded sailors were rescued after being stranded on an atoll in Micronesia for over a week and spelling 'HELP' with palm tree leaves. Their ingenuity in creating the sign helped authorities locate them.

Three stranded sailors were rescued Tuesday after they had been stranded on an atoll in Micronesia for over a week and spelled 'HELP' with palm tree leaves, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The sailors' palm tree sign helped alert authorities to their location when a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft overflew the area, the Coast Guard said in a statement.

The trio reportedly embarked on their journey from Polowat Atoll on March 31 in a 20-foot skiff with an outboard motor, according to the Coast Guard. Joint Rescue Sub-Center Guam began an initial search area of 78,000 nautical miles. Navy aircraft spotted the men from their palm tree sign on April 7. The aircraft deployed survival packages to the sailors until further help could arrive, the Coast Guard said. On April 8, a U.S.

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