Shipwrecked sailors on tiny uninhabited island saved by genius SOS sand message
dailystar.co.ukDive right in! Like the weather, the Daily Star's FREE newsletter is a scorcherThree men missing for three days have been rescued 118 miles away from their destination after they wrote the letters SOS on the sand.It’s a trick often rolled out in shipwreck dramas – but the stranded sailors proved the age old island cliche does work.The trio were discovered on the tiny pacific island of Pikelot Yap after search crews spotted their ingenious message and boat next to it.The men had set out last Thursday aiming to make the 26 mile trip from Pulawat to Pulap atolls in the Federated States of Micronesia.But the sailors went of course and ended up stranded on the uninhabited island 118 miles away from where they were heading.They were marooned for.
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