Stranded sailors rescued from deserted island thanks to message-in-a-bottle plea

It reads like a Hollywood script.

Six sailors stranded on a distant island with out meals for nearly two weeks have been rescued by the Brazilian Navy — after sending a message in a bottle out to sea.

The sailors, all of whom had been crew members onboard the vessel Bom Jesus, had been reported lacking on April 11 once they did not return from a 10-day ocean expedition.

Unbeknownst to their family members, the group had change into stranded on the small island of Ilha das Flechas [Arrow Island] on April 1 after their boat caught fireplace.

The distant island is positioned off the coast of the Brazilian state of Para and is totally uninhabited.

Whereas on the island, the determined castaways — who had been with out an sufficient provide of freshwater — wrote a notice and put it right into a bottle tied to a ball.

Six sailors stranded on a distant island with out meals for nearly two weeks have been rescued by the Brazilian Navy after sending a message in a bottle out to sea.

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They launched it into the ocean with the hopes it might be discovered by somebody at sea.

“Assist, assist! We want assist, our boat caught fireplace, we've been on Arrow Island for 13 days with out meals, let our household know,” learn the notice contained in the bottle, in keeping with CEN Information Wire.

Miraculously, the message was quickly picked up by a fisherman, who shortly forwarded it to the Brazilian Navy.

“Assist, assist! We want assist, our boat caught fireplace, we've been on Arrow Island for 13 days with out meals, let our household know,” the message contained in the bottle learn.

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As well as, the sailors included the cellphone numbers of members of the family based mostly within the coastal metropolis of Santarém.

On Wednesday night, the castaways had been rescued after 13 days stranded on the island.

Outstanding video exhibits the group being greeted by the Navy earlier than being whisked again to the mainland by a helicopter.

Cristiano Azevedo, commander of the Bom Jesus vessel that caught fireplace, was one of many males stranded on the island.

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Outstanding rescue video exhibits the group being greeted by the Navy earlier than being whisked again to the mainland by a helicopter.

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Following the rescue, the six crew members had been taken to the town of Belém for medical checks.

Medical doctors reported that they're all in good normal well being, however very dehydrated from their ordeal.

The crew says they managed to maintain themselves by consuming rainwater and rationing meals, in keeping with the Brazilian web site Oliberal.com.

The crew members of the Bom Jesus vessel are pictured after their miraculous rescue.

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The mom of one of many sailors spoke with native outlet Santarém e Região, tearfully exclaiming: “Everyone seems to be glad as a result of they had been discovered alive, this was excellent for individuals who had been distressed.”

In the meantime, the port authority has opened an investigation to find out the reason for the vessel’s sinking.