HELP Sign Written on Beach Gets Stranded Sailors Rescued From Remote Island [Video]

A large “HELP” sign made out of palm leaves saved the lives of three stranded sailors on a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean for more than a week after members of the U.S. Coast Guard spotted it from the sky. Sometimes you can learn a thing or two from the movies.

The three men were found on April 9 on the Pikelot Atoll – part of the Federated States of Micronesia. It’s just 0.28 miles long and 0.17 miles wide with a population of exactly zero people. As far as islands go, it’s a ’lil guy. The three men survived on coconuts and water from a well on the island, but they were quickly running out of food when they were found, according to a statement from the U.S. Coast Guard.

The three men in their 40s used palm tree branches to make their plea to the sky Gods (pilots.) They were …