(CNN) A US Navy and Coast Guard operation on Tuesday rescued three mariners stranded on a tiny Pacific Ocean islet for more than a week<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/pacific-castaways-help-sign-sparks-us-rescue-mission-and-an-unexpected-family-reunion/">Read More</a>
The US Coast Guard and Navy helped rescue three men who embarked on a fishing excursion from Polowat Atoll in Micronesia before going missing on March 31.