26-05-2017 08:40 via yahoo.com

Rescue drill turns real as US Coast Guard finds missing Tongans

A search and rescue exercise turned real for a US Coast Guard crew who found six Tongan fishermen missing at sea for a week, New Zealand officials said Friday.New Zealand Rescue Coordination Centre officer Greg Johnston said Tongan police raised the alarm as the US Coast Guard C-130 Hercules was preparing to return to Honolulu following a multi-national rescue drill in Auckland."The Coast Guard crew spotted the six men in their 12-metre (39-foot) vessel shortly after entering the search area, ab
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