# Five rescued after three months adrift in Pacific; four missing

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/five-people-including-two-children-are-rescued-after-three-months-adrift-in-the-pacific-having-been-blown-off-course-in-small-boat/
- Published: 2026-11-02T11:24:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T11:37:37+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16258353/Five-people-including-two-children-rescued-three-months-adrift-Pacific-having-blown-course-small-boat.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Art, Culture, World

## Key points

- Five people, including two children, survived three months adrift.
- Four others from the boat remain unaccounted for.
- Micronesia is seeking their return from Kiribati.

## Summary

Five people, including two children, have been rescued after drifting across the Pacific for three months when a storm blew their small boat off course. They were among nine people who set out from Murilo in Micronesia for a one-hour trip to nearby Ruo; their rescue near Fanning Island in Kiribati leaves four others unaccounted for.

Locals spotted the survivors, who were rescued on Sunday and have received medical checks. A local pastor is caring for them, and a Kiribati MP recommended transferring them to Kiritimati for further treatment; Micronesia has also sought talks to bring them home. The US Coast Guard suspended its search on 9 August after covering 25,000 nautical miles, while other recent cases in the region include an 18-year-old rescued after 41 days adrift.

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