Update: Five crew on catamaran found in the Pacific

8:18 PM Sun 23 Jan 2011 GMT

'The Pineapple’s intended route' .

The Philippine Coast Guard has located the missing catamaran that went off the radar for several days after they were expected to arrive in Cebu, Philippines, according to the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam. All five people on board are safe, confirmed U.S. Coast Guard Search and Rescue Specialist Lee Putnam. He said the crew aboard the sailboat 'Pineapple' called in around 1:30 p.m. yesterday, as soon as they could get cell phone reception. The 38-foot catamaran had left Guam's Marianas Yacht Club on Jan 6 bound for the Philippine island. On Jan. 18, two days after the boat's expected ...

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