Three rescued from desert island after surviving on coconuts, conchs and rats for 33 days

• Two men and a woman swam to Anguilla Cay after boat capsized
• US coast guard found Cubans during routine mission

The US coast guard rescued three Cubans stranded on a desert island for roughly five weeks, after officers saw the group waving a makeshift flag to gain their attention.

The group, including two men and a woman, had been living on an uninhabited Bahamian island, Anguilla Cay, for 33 days after their boat capsized.