I thought that it was an ANZ DC10 on its way back from Japan which happened to be tankering quite a lot of excess fuel, allowing the crew plenty of time to go and help out.
The pax in the back were kept fully informed that they would be late arriving at their NZ destination, but that the Cessna pilot would almost certainly die if they didnt go and help. When the crew asked the pax if anyone minded, the pax unanimously voted to go find the Cessna!
All sorts of clever navigation techniques were employed by the crew on the DC10, including asking the pax to look out the windows. Apparently every window in the plane had a face pushed up against it, straining to spot the tiny plane, the pax taking turns at look out duties
When the Cessna finally landed and this happy event was reported to the DC10 pax everyone in the back applauded and many cried with joy and relief. Rather than passenger complaints for their delayed arrival, ANZ received dozens of complimentary letters thanking the crew of the DC10 for a job well done.
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As for trans-Pacific ferry flights, Cessnas, Pipers, Beechcraft and others are regularly ferried to and fro across the pacific. This is the quickest way to deliver new American made aircraft to Australia or New Zealand.
The critical leg is Santa Barbara to Hilo, which is 2064 nautical miles. The route from Oakland to Honolulu is slightly shorter, but the winds are less favourable. 2064 nm in a fixed gear, single engine Cessna takes around 17 hours, and in this case you would want at least 20 hours fuel in the tanks. Most lighties are 30% over max weight with this amount of fuel.
Please let me assure you that 17 hours in one seat surrounded by avgas is not a great deal of fun.