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Couple rescued from remote tropical island after writing 'S.O.S.' in the sand
AOL News ^
| August 28, 2016
| Ariel Bogle
Posted on 08/28/2016 12:48:16 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
In case you ever need to be rescued from a tropical island, just remember, a well-placed S.O.S. is not only a Hollywood cliche.
A couple doing their best Blue Lagoon impression was rescued Friday from a remote island in Micronesia after writing the rescue message on the beach, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
A U.S. Navy aircraft took a look after lights were spotted on the uninhabited East Fayu Island during a search for two missing people. The pair, a boat and their S.O.S. attempt were quickly spotted, and a patrol boat send to pick them up....
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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Travel; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: micronesia; navy; pacific; shipwreck
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
rescued Friday from a remote island in Micronesia....Why?
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posted on
08/28/2016 12:53:04 PM PDT
by
Safetgiver
(Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
If you were on a deserted island with a teenage Brooke Shields, would you want to be rescued ?
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Weapons, ammo, communication gear and emergency supplies are the bare minimum for ocean going voyages.
If you have to write SOS in the sand you have already failed.
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posted on
08/28/2016 12:54:02 PM PDT
by
soycd
To: soycd
Weapons, ammo, communication gear and emergency supplies are the bare minimum for ocean going voyages.But it was only a three hour tour.
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Just wait til they get the bill!............
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posted on
08/28/2016 1:02:24 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
but left with limited supplies and no emergency equipment.Should have left the idiots stranded.
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posted on
08/28/2016 1:04:14 PM PDT
by
bgill
(From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
To: fieldmarshaldj
Nothing comes between Brooke and her jeans.
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posted on
08/28/2016 1:04:55 PM PDT
by
bgill
(From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
08/28/2016 1:07:01 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: dfwgator
Was trying to find that one myself...
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posted on
08/28/2016 1:08:37 PM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Wouldn’t it be easier to make a radio out of some coconuts?
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posted on
08/28/2016 1:08:57 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
To: dfwgator
Har, I was just about to post that!
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posted on
08/28/2016 1:09:07 PM PDT
by
Ezekiel
(All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
To: fieldmarshaldj
If you were on a deserted island with a teenage Brooke Shields, would you want to be rescued ? I'd prefer to personally investigate the Mary Ann or Ginger question instead.
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posted on
08/28/2016 1:14:50 PM PDT
by
Leaning Right
(Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
To: Leaning Right
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I am sick of sea food, tropical fruit and sunshine every day!
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posted on
08/28/2016 1:25:34 PM PDT
by
Leep
(Cut the crap!)
To: Leaning Right
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posted on
08/28/2016 1:28:55 PM PDT
by
GreenLanternCorps
(Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.)
To: Leep
I am sick of sea food, tropical fruit and sunshine every day!...You wanna house in Pennsylvania? I’ll throw in a very used snowshovel?
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posted on
08/28/2016 1:29:58 PM PDT
by
Safetgiver
(Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
To: Safetgiver
I have one. That’s why i am a snow bird.
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posted on
08/28/2016 1:32:14 PM PDT
by
Leep
(Cut the crap!)
To: fieldmarshaldj
To: Pearls Before Swine
That explains everything.
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