A family of three was found alive and rescued on Monday after going missing seven days earlier while sailing in the western Pacific Ocean, according to the United States Coast Guard. The rescue operation involved a search covering 14,000 square nautical miles of rough seas with waves reaching up to 10 feet high.
The trio, consisting of two men and one woman, had set sail from Fananu Island on March 30 intending to travel only a short distance to Murillo Island but their boat’s engine failed. They were located off the coast of Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia after authorities reported their vessel overdue.
All three survivors were safely transported back to Fananu Island by the Coast Guard, where they reunited with loved ones. The rescue operation involved watchstanders from the U.S. Coast Guard Joint Rescue Sub-Center in Guam and a Hercules airplane crew from Hawaii, highlighting the strong partnership between the two nations.