India, Nov. 3 -- The rescue of 5 people, including 2 children, after they spent nearly 3 months drifting across the Pacific Ocean has once again drawn attention to extraordinary stories of survival at sea.

According to the Associated Press, the group was rescued by villagers off Fanning Island in Kiribati on Sunday after drifting approximately 5,400 km east from the Federated States of Micronesia in a 20-foot skiff. The group had reportedly been attempting a one-hour crossing between the islands of Murilo and Ruo when a storm caught them and left them adrift at sea.

The US Coast Guard in Guam said the boat, carrying 9 people, had been reported missing after it failed to return to Ruo Island in Micronesia on July 30. A 10-day search cove...