Till Fähnders
Political correspondent for Southeast Asia.
F. A. Z. Twitterthe crew of The plane had informed the nearby Australian military ship HMAS Canberra, which carries a helicopter on Board. With the aircraft the Australians had brought the for about three days Stranded first of all, food and water. The crew also examined whether there were found men, in fact, Missing. Furthermore, they noted that the ship were friable alive and well, and no major injuries had. Recordings that were released by the rescue forces, showed in addition to the military helicopter on the beach, also about waist high, which was apparently made of sheets erected, as well as a small boat without a sail mast.
The uninhabited island of Pikelot is part of the Western Pacific federated States of Micronesia, consisting of approximately 600 small and large Islands. The next island is at least 50 kilometres away. Anyone who enters the name in a map service, gets only a tiny stain in a large area of blue ocean display. At some point, Guam, then comes in sight. In the photos, which were published by the Australian and the American side, is the island of a South sea novel. The sea shimmers in clear turquoise and Blue, gentle waves rolling to the beach. In addition to the wide sandy strip, a densely overgrown piece with palm trees and scrub is. On the island are nesting sites for seabirds and turtles.
The men who were with an approximately seven-Meter-long boat, were lost on the way from the island of Pulawat for Pulap Atoll from the course. They had already put 190 miles, as you finally ran out of fuel. After their discovery, the Americans had a device from an aircraft, a radio and a message is discarded, according to the Stranded should be picked up by a patrol boat of the Micronesian Navy. According to Reports, the ship had taken you on Monday on Board. The information that had been taken because of the Corona-crisis to the fact that the Savior of the various countries had no direct contact with each other and with the Stranded.
a lonely palm island does not appear to overcome some in these times as the worst place to the pandemic. "Personally, I would have just asked for some food and stayed for a while," commented a Twitter user.
Date Of Update: 04 August 2020, 08:19