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Two of three men stranded on the uninhabited island of Fanadik in Micronesia wave life jackets next to palm fronds spelling the word “HELP” as a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft discovers them, in this picture released by the U.S. Pacific Fleet taken April 7, 2016. Three days earlier, the the men’s 19-foot skiff capsized after setting out to sea from Pulap. The men were later picked up by a local boat and returned to safety. Picture taken April 7, 2016. (US Pacific Fleet/Reuters)