"Stranded Sailors Rescued with 'HELP' Sign Made of Palm Fronds"

Three men were rescued from Pikelot Atoll in the Pacific after being stranded for several days, subsisting on coconuts and well water. The men, who had set out from Polowat Atoll in a damaged skiff, were spotted by a U.S. Navy plane after a relative reported them missing. The Coast Guard dropped survival packages and a radio to the men before their rescue. This incident echoes a similar episode from four years ago when three other mariners were stranded on the same atoll.