US Coast Guard Rescues Family Missing in Western Pacific

The relatives were stranded in the ocean after their vessel had an engine failure. All three were rescued uninjured.

Family members rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Midgett in the waters off Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, embrace loved ones upon their safe return to Weno on April 6, 2026. Courtesy of the USCG

The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday rescued three members of a family off the coast of Chuuk, an island state in the Federated States of Micronesia in the Western Pacific, the agency said in an April 7 statement.

“The family departed Fananu, an island municipality in the state of Chuuk, March 30 for the short passage to the island of Murillo but never arrived due to a failure of their single outboard engine,” the statement said.