Men survive 2 months adrift in the Pacific ocean
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A group of men from Papua New Guinea have been rescued after more than two months adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
A helicopter belonging to a US-flagged fishing vessel, the Ocean Encounter, spotted the boat as it drifted off Nauru on Sunday.
Seven men were on board but two died after being rescued by the US crew.
The five survivors are now in hospital in Majuro in the Marshall Islands, thousands of kilometres from where they first set sail.
According to Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal, they appeared to be "in very serious stages of illness, malnutrition" when they arrived.
"Four of the five survivors who came off had to be carried off on stretchers, one was able to walk," he said.
The group - initially of eight men - told rescuers they had been making a short crossing in PNG's New Ireland area on 14 September when they ran out of petrol.
more at link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8365401.stm
A helicopter belonging to a US-flagged fishing vessel, the Ocean Encounter, spotted the boat as it drifted off Nauru on Sunday.
Seven men were on board but two died after being rescued by the US crew.
The five survivors are now in hospital in Majuro in the Marshall Islands, thousands of kilometres from where they first set sail.
According to Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal, they appeared to be "in very serious stages of illness, malnutrition" when they arrived.
"Four of the five survivors who came off had to be carried off on stretchers, one was able to walk," he said.
The group - initially of eight men - told rescuers they had been making a short crossing in PNG's New Ireland area on 14 September when they ran out of petrol.
more at link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8365401.stm
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sidewaysclyde
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What?
And, I think its great they were saved. That must have been a crazy experience for the people involved. Reminds me of a book I read a long time ago called Pi.
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sidewaysclyde
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craigsaid
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There goes the U.S. military, solving everyone else's problems! When will they learn it's just breeding the next generation of terrorists! Run!
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craigsaid
