Men Rescued from Remote Pacific Island After Spelling 'Help' in Palm Fronds
The men were rescued from a very remote area of the Pacific.
— -- Three men were rescued from a remote Pacific Island after they spelled "help" in the sand using palm fronds, the Coast Guard said.
The mariners had been stranded on the uninhabited island for three days.
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Officials at Sector Guam received notification on Tuesday morning about a ship that was missing on its way to the island of Weno in Micronesia.
Rescuers from a variety of sources joined in and searched an area in the last known location.
A US Navy crew from Japan was conducting a search when they spotted the men holding lifejackets and with the makeshift sign Thursday morning.
![PHOTO: The crew aboard a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft located three men who were waving life jackets near a large improvised "help" sign made of palm leaves on the uninhabited island of Fanadik, April 7, 2016.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/HT_us_navy_rescue_2_jt_160409_4x3t_992.jpg)
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"Our combined efforts coupled with the willingness of many different resources to come together and help, led to the successful rescue of these three men in a very remote part of the Pacific," said Lt. William White, Sector Guam public affairs officer.