FANADIK, Federated States of Micronesia - A U.S. Navy surveillance crew located three men who had been stranded on a tiny uninhabited Pacific island after their 19-foot skiff capsized.
A Navy P-8 Madfox 807 aircrew from Misawa Air Base in Japan was conducting a search pattern for the missing mariners when they spotted survivors holding lifejackets and a makeshift sign.
The men reported their vessel was capsized by a large wave a few hours after their departure on April 4, and they spent the night swimming until they arrived at Fandadik Island, approximately four nautical miles from Pulap.
A small boat from Pulap recovered the men from the island with no reported injuries.
"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.
