# 3 castaways found on Pacific island after skiff sinks

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**Category:** Marine Incidents\
**Created:** [April 10, 2016, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/3-castaways-found-on-pacific-island-after-skiff-sinks/16106 "2016-04-10T07:42:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/3-castaways-found-on-pacific-island-after-skiff-sinks/16106/1 "2016-04-10T07:42:53Z")

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Three men who were stranded on an uninhabited Pacific island for three days are safe, Thursday, after using palm fronds to spell the word “help” in the sand on Fanadik Island.

A Navy P-8 Madfox 807 aircrew was conducting a search pattern for the missing mariners when they spotted survivors holding lifejackets and their makeshift sign.