7 Missing People at Sea Found Safe on 2 Boats Near Kiribati in the Pacific

Three men found on board the Woodhaven III near Makin Island, Kiribati, on May 23, 2022. New Zealand Defence Force

Seven people on two separate missing boats in the Pacific have been found and rescued by the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF).

The crew on an Air Force P-3K2 Orion plane had spotted both vessels within 10 nautical miles of each other near the Pacific Island nation Kiribati. The two boats had gone missing in separate incidents.