
官员称,两名儿童和其他三人在太平洋一艘小船上漂流三个月后,奇迹般地被发现并获救,目前生还。
Two children and three other people were miraculously found alive and rescued after being stranded on a tiny boat in the Pacific Ocean for three months, officials said.
据《美国太阳报》报道,这群人原本是九人,于7月30日从密克罗尼西亚的穆里洛岛出发,进行为期一小时的海上游览,随后在一场强烈风暴中被冲入大海。
The group was among nine who set off from the island of Murilo in Micronesia for a one-hour tour on July 30, before being swept away at sea during a powerful storm, the US Sun reported.
据当局称,风暴将这艘小船吹得严重偏离航线,最终他们在基里巴西所属的范宁岛附近被发现。
The tempest knocked the tiny vessel wildly off course and they were finally found off Fanning Island, an isle part of the island nation of Kiribati, according to authorities.
密克罗尼西亚美国海岸警卫队曾搜寻了25,000海里,但在8月9日最终终止了搜索。
A search by the US Coast Guard of Micronesia canvassed 25,000 nautical miles for the group, before the command eventually called off the search on Aug. 9.
官员表示,这些海上漂流者被发现时,距离他们最初启航地点偏离了近3,400英里。当地居民在失踪三个月后发现了幸存者,并冲过去营救。
Officials said the seafarers were found nearly 3,400 miles off course from where they had originally set sail. Locals spotted the survivors three months after they disappeared, rushing to save them.
基里巴西议员考蒂塔克·拉科罗阿表示,船员随后接受了医疗救治,目前由一位当地牧师照料。
Kiribati MP Kaotitaake Rakoroa said the crew then received medical attention and are currently in the care of a local pastor.
这位当地议员还敦促将他们送往基里巴西岛(注:指基里巴西主岛/首都所在岛)接受进一步治疗。当局发布了衣衫褴褛的船员照片,船员们请求保护隐私。对于最初与船员一同出发的其他四人,目前没有最新消息。
The local member of parliament also urged that they be transported to Kiribati Island for further treatment. Authorities released photos of the ragged crew, who have requested privacy. No updates have been made for the four others who originally set out with the crew.
密克罗尼西亚和基里巴西官员表示,正在努力安排船员返回家乡。密克罗尼西亚政界人士亚历山大·纳鲁恩说:“感谢上帝”,船员们获救了。纳鲁恩补充道:“我们继续为他们的四位同伴祈祷。”
Micronesian and Kiribati officials said they’re working on returning the crew back home, as Micronesian politician Alexander Narruhn said “[t]hanks be to God” the crew were found. “We continued to pray for their four companions,” Narruhn added.