【大纪元2020年08月05日讯】（大纪元记者张雨霏编译报导）近日，三名密克罗尼西亚船员发生意外，漂留在一个偏远的太平洋小岛上，他们在沙滩画出巨大的SOS求救信息，最终被救援人员发现，失踪三天后成功获救，所幸三人均无大碍。
美国与澳大利亚当局7月4日表示，这三名船员于7月30日从密克罗尼西亚联邦（Micronesia）的普拉瓦特（Pulawat）环礁出发，搭乘约7米的小船，打算前往43公里外的普拉普（Pulap）环礁，但他们偏离航道，最后船的燃料耗尽，他们只能将船停在无人居住的派克洛特岛 （Pikelot Island）上 。
三人在沙滩上留下巨型字体SOS，决定以此戏剧化的方式对外求援。当时他们距离目的地普拉普环礁有190公里之远。
当得知他们没有顺利到达目的地后，美国关岛的海岸警卫队联合救援分队开始搜索行动，美国空军一架KC-135空中加油机搜寻三小时后，率先发现他们。
飞行员帕尔梅拉（Jason Palmeira-Yen）上校在脸书上说：“当时我们快要结束搜寻。 我们转身避开阵雨，往下看时发现了一个岛屿，便决定查看，结果发现海滩上的SOS字样，旁边有一艘船。之后我们联络澳洲海军，因为他们在附近有两架直升机，可以降落在岛上并提供帮助。”
当时澳洲两栖攻击舰“堪培拉号”（Canberra）正在夏威夷进行军事演习，收到命令改往该地区加入救援行动。“堪培拉号”派出一架直升机降落沙滩上，为三人提供食物和水，经过检查证实三人当时健康状况良好。
之后，一艘密克罗尼西亚的巡逻船负责前往该岛接载他们，结束这场惊险的意外。
“堪培拉号”舰长特里·莫里森（Terry Morrison ）上尉说：“当我们为世界上任何地方的海上生命安全做出贡献，履行我们的责任时，我都会为舰上所有船员的奉献和专业精神感到无比自豪。”
位于西太平洋的密克罗尼西亚联邦，由600多个小岛组成，散布在广阔的海洋中。这次的滞留地派克洛特岛（Pikelot Island），不到半公里长，是一个小型珊瑚礁岛，森林茂密，但无人居住。
Andersen KC-135 crew locates missing mariners on lone Pacific island
Andersen KC-135 crew locates missing mariners on lone Pacific islandGuardsmen from the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard (ANG) and the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania National Guard deployed here, were the first to locate three missing mariners during a search and rescue mission in the Federated States of Micronesia southwest of Guam, Aug. 2, 2020 (ChST).On July 29, three mariners aboard a 23-foot white and blue skiff departed Puluwat Atoll intending to travel approximately 21 nautical miles to Pulap, Chuuk. However, they never made it to their destination and were reported missing. “Joint Rescue Sub-Center Guam received notification of an overdue skiff last seen in the vicinity of Chuuk and requested our assistance,” said U.S. Air Force Maj. Shaun McRoberts, 506th Air Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron assistant director of operations. “Once notified, we began immediately working a plan to launch crews to locate the missing vessel.”Hawaii Air National Guardsmen Lt. Col. Jason Palmeira-Yen, Maj. Byron Kamikawa, Tech. Sgt. Shane Williams along with Pennsylvania Air National Guardsmen Tech. Sgt. Rodney Joseph and Senior Airman Jeremy Williams took off from Andersen AFB in their KC-135 Stratotanker destined to locate the missing vessel.After almost three hours into their mission and flying at about 1,500 feet, the crew located the mariners on the tiny island of Pikelot, Yap.“We were toward the end of our search pattern,” said U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jason Palmeira-Yen, the KC-135 pilot. “We turned to avoid some rain showers and that’s when we looked down and saw an island, so we decide to check it out and that’s when we saw SOS and a boat right next to it on the beach. From there we called in the Australian Navy because they had two helicopters nearby that could assist and land on the island.”The Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Canberra (L02) was also in the region and agreed to divert and provide search sorties with embarked helicopters while the FSS Independence departed from Yap to assist.A helicopter crew from HMAS Canberra delivered supplies to the stranded mariners while a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules from Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii airdropped a radio and message block informing them the FSS Independence was en-route to rescue and return them home."Partnerships" said U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Christopher Chase, Coast Guard Sector Guam, commander. "This is what made this search and rescue case successful. Through coordination with multiple response organizations, we were able to save three members of our community and bring them back home to their families.”At 12 a.m., August 3 (HST), the Independence arrived on scene, launched a small boat crew and rescued the mariners.By Master Sgt. Richard P. Ebensberger, 36th Wing Public AffairsUnited States Air Force, U.S. Pacific Air Forces, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Air Mobility Command, Joint Region Marianas
Posted by Andersen Air Force Base, Guam on Monday, August 3, 2020
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