Wellington: New ZealandThe U.S. military said on Tuesday that an Air Force plane had found seven people who had gone missing in two small boats near the remote Pacific nation. kiribati,
The army said that the crew was a orion Aircraft coincidentally spotted two boats within 10 nautical miles (18.5 kilometers) of each other after boats went missing in separate incidents off the island nation late last week.
The military said one of the boats had gone 150 nautical miles (280 km) from its intended route, while the other boat was close to the spot where it went missing. makin island,
The military was able to drop survival kits with water and locator beacons, and then approached nearby boats to rescue survivors. An 11-year-old child was also among those rescued.
air commodore Sean Sexton Said it was a good result to be able to find survivors on both boats.
In a social media post sent before the survivors were found, the Kiribati government said it had requested New Zealand to send a search and rescue team and was grateful for their ongoing help during such incidents.
Kiribati, south of Hawaii, is home to about 114,000 people and does not have an army of its own.
The army said that the crew was a orion Aircraft coincidentally spotted two boats within 10 nautical miles (18.5 kilometers) of each other after boats went missing in separate incidents off the island nation late last week.
The military said one of the boats had gone 150 nautical miles (280 km) from its intended route, while the other boat was close to the spot where it went missing. makin island,
The military was able to drop survival kits with water and locator beacons, and then approached nearby boats to rescue survivors. An 11-year-old child was also among those rescued.
air commodore Sean Sexton Said it was a good result to be able to find survivors on both boats.
In a social media post sent before the survivors were found, the Kiribati government said it had requested New Zealand to send a search and rescue team and was grateful for their ongoing help during such incidents.
Kiribati, south of Hawaii, is home to about 114,000 people and does not have an army of its own.