Pacific island rescue right out of Gilligan’s Island

Posted by | April 10, 2016 11:50 | Filed under: Good News

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They wrote “HELP” in the sand.

Three men stranded on a Pacific Island have been rescued after hatching resourceful plan that seems like it’s straight off of “Gilligan’s Island.”

The trio became stranded on Monday after a wave swamped their 19-foot skiff, which had set out from the Micronesian island of Pulap. They then swam to the uninhabited Fanadik Island, about 2,600 miles southwest of Honolulu, CNN reports…

They were there for three days until a Navy aircrew searching for the missing seamen spotted a large makeshift sign that spelled out “HELP” in palm fronds, according to a US Coast Guard statement.

Though the rescue has been getting attention largely due to a photo featuring the message, Coast Guard spokesman Lt. William White told ABC News it was actually a fire the men made that first caught rescuers’ attention.

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5 responses to Pacific island rescue right out of Gilligan’s Island

  1. StoneyCurtisll April 10th, 2016 at 13:12

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    • bpollen April 11th, 2016 at 00:00

      I was always a Mary Ann fan. I can see the Ginger fans point, too. The Mrs. Howell fans though….

      I always wondered if it’s commonplace to take a wardrobe on a 3-hour tour.

      • StoneyCurtisll April 11th, 2016 at 20:21

        LOL..
        Good point..

  2. William April 10th, 2016 at 13:56

    Not quite.

    • Mike April 10th, 2016 at 17:39

      A signal fire is the only thing they didn’t actually make on Gilligan’s Island…go figure

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