Sixty-five-year-old Kevin Hyde of Cape May, New Jersey has been sailing his whole life. He recently invited his friend, Joe DiTommasso, along with Joe’s dog, Minnie, on a sailing trip to Florida. The sailors had set sail from North Carolina and were on route to Florida when suddenly the skies darkened and they found themselves inside a storm at sea.
As the ocean moved violently around them, the 50-foot mast(桅杆) of the sailboat broke off, leaving them with no way to control the boat. Their radios didn’t work either, leaving them at the mercy of the stormy sea. Floating for days with no mast, gas, or electricity, Kevin and Joe prayed for rescue. By the 10th day at sea, they were nearly out of water and feeling more desperate than ever.
When Kevin and Joe’s families lost touch with them, they reported them missing to the Coast Guard. Soon, a full search was launched via air and sea, but rescuers weren’t even sure which direction to start looking for them. Just when it seemed that all was lost, they got help from the most unbelievable source: a big international ship called the Silver Muna that was traveling from Amsterdam to New York City. Incredibly, an attentive member spotted the tiny sailboat, which at that point had drifted(漂流) to about 200 miles off the coast of Delaware.
Captain Neeraj Chaudhary was at the helm(掌舵) of the Silver Muna. Although they weren’t looking for the lost seamen, nor had they received any calls, he immediately stopped his ship and got to work hauling(拖) the sailors and their dog aboard the huge ship, which was not easy! It took them about 3 hours to get Kevin, Joe, and Minnie aboard. They were hungry, and tired both physically and mentally, but otherwise unharmed.
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