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Pikelot
Pikelot Island is one of the outer islands of the State of Yap, part of the Federated States of Micronesia. It is a low coral islet, with a wet, tropical climate.[failed verification] It is uninhabited. Since the 1970s, sailors have stranded on the island on several occasions.
The island is known to have a rich ecosystem, with forest and scrub; and extensive fringing reefs. The islet is also home to a major seabird rookery, turtle nesting area and a few mangroves.[citation needed]
The islet has no permanent inhabitants, but because of the beautiful wildlife, there are often temporary visitors from surrounding atolls, such as Puluwat and Satawal, on turtle hunting expeditions. The trip to Pikelot is still carried out in Micronesian-style sailing outrigger canoes.[citation needed]
The first recorded European sighting was by Spanish naval officer Juan Antonio de Ibargoitia commanding the vessel Filipino in 1801.
Inhabitants of the western Caroline Islands occasionally take refuge on the island to wait for bad weather to pass, or to make repairs to their vessels.
On September 15, 1975, 9 stranded were found on the island when a Royal New Zealand Air Force crew flying a patrol mission from Naval Air Station Agana, Guam, spotted an "SOS" carved onto one of the island's beaches. Food was dropped to the islanders by plane while MV Cook, a merchant supply vessel, was dispatched to the island from Guam. The stranded reportedly came from the island of Lamotrek, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (since 1979 part of the Federated States of Micronesia).
On May 10, 1979, a U.S. Navy P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft found a group of between 46 and 50 people on the island when the crew spotted an "SOS" as well as the words "food, water, we need rice" and "three head wounds" carved into the sand. Later communication with the group via radio indicated that some in the group, including children, were ill. MS Micro Trader, a Chuukese commercial ship, was sent to the island with food and medical supplies. A U.S. Navy aircraft dropped water and military rations on the island. The group had reportedly been sheltering on the island due to unfavorable weather conditions. 18 of the group were later picked up by the Micro Trader and taken to the islands of Puluwat and Pulusuk. A group of 28 islanders opted to remain on the island to wait for better weather in order to return to Puluwat by sailboat. None among the group were seriously injured.
On May 16, 1983, a U.S. Navy P-3 Orion flying from spotted the words "SOS No Food Water" in the island's sand. The Navy personnel dropped a container with food and water on the island and, via the military's search and rescue center, contacted the Trust Territory government, which sent a vessel to the island.
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Pikelot
Pikelot Island is one of the outer islands of the State of Yap, part of the Federated States of Micronesia. It is a low coral islet, with a wet, tropical climate.[failed verification] It is uninhabited. Since the 1970s, sailors have stranded on the island on several occasions.
The island is known to have a rich ecosystem, with forest and scrub; and extensive fringing reefs. The islet is also home to a major seabird rookery, turtle nesting area and a few mangroves.[citation needed]
The islet has no permanent inhabitants, but because of the beautiful wildlife, there are often temporary visitors from surrounding atolls, such as Puluwat and Satawal, on turtle hunting expeditions. The trip to Pikelot is still carried out in Micronesian-style sailing outrigger canoes.[citation needed]
The first recorded European sighting was by Spanish naval officer Juan Antonio de Ibargoitia commanding the vessel Filipino in 1801.
Inhabitants of the western Caroline Islands occasionally take refuge on the island to wait for bad weather to pass, or to make repairs to their vessels.
On September 15, 1975, 9 stranded were found on the island when a Royal New Zealand Air Force crew flying a patrol mission from Naval Air Station Agana, Guam, spotted an "SOS" carved onto one of the island's beaches. Food was dropped to the islanders by plane while MV Cook, a merchant supply vessel, was dispatched to the island from Guam. The stranded reportedly came from the island of Lamotrek, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (since 1979 part of the Federated States of Micronesia).
On May 10, 1979, a U.S. Navy P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft found a group of between 46 and 50 people on the island when the crew spotted an "SOS" as well as the words "food, water, we need rice" and "three head wounds" carved into the sand. Later communication with the group via radio indicated that some in the group, including children, were ill. MS Micro Trader, a Chuukese commercial ship, was sent to the island with food and medical supplies. A U.S. Navy aircraft dropped water and military rations on the island. The group had reportedly been sheltering on the island due to unfavorable weather conditions. 18 of the group were later picked up by the Micro Trader and taken to the islands of Puluwat and Pulusuk. A group of 28 islanders opted to remain on the island to wait for better weather in order to return to Puluwat by sailboat. None among the group were seriously injured.
On May 16, 1983, a U.S. Navy P-3 Orion flying from spotted the words "SOS No Food Water" in the island's sand. The Navy personnel dropped a container with food and water on the island and, via the military's search and rescue center, contacted the Trust Territory government, which sent a vessel to the island.