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| Stranded Tourists Rescued on E. China Island |
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Twenty-three tourists who were trapped for two days on the The 23 tourists, who formed a travel group via internet, set out in a rented boat to visit the island near the city of They planned to return at eight a.m. Sunday but could not board their boat because of stormy seas, said a female tourist called Sun. "We were trapped on the desolate island and started to run out of food and water. What was worse, a sudden cold snap made us start to feel desperate," said Sun. Beihai Rescue Bureau received an SOS signal at 7:32 p.m. Sunday and immediately launched a rescue operation. The rescue ship tried to approach the island on Sunday night but failed because of heavy storms, said a bureau official. At 8:40 a.m. Monday, rescuers managed to land on the island and had all 23 tourists on board the rescue ship in thirty minutes, said the official. (Xinhua News Agency October 24, 2006)
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