Dutch man rescued from deserted Bahamas island 3 days after getting stranded
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Dutch man rescued from deserted Bahamas island 3 days after getting stranded

NL Times  

The United States Coast Guard rescued a 64-year-old Dutchman from a deserted island in the Bahamas after he had been stranded there for three days. The Coast Guard spotted “a disabled sailboat firing flares near Cay Sal,” the Coast Guard said in a press release. @TheRBDF @USEmbassyNassau pic.twitter.com/X9oV5ziCC2 — USCGSoutheast August 22, 2023 “The man notified the crew that he’d been stranded for three days after his vessel became disabled during his voyage,” the Coast Guard said. “The crew transferred the man to the Royal Bahamas Defence Force in good health.” A spokesperson for the Coast Guard said they were proud to have saved this man’s life.

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