US sailor rescued after 66 days lost at sea

Container ship crew spot stricken boat 200 miles east of Cape Hatteras

News and current affairs from the world of boating SEND US YOUR STORIES Email news editor Laura Hodgetts at newspbo@timeinc.com, tel: 01202 440825 An American man who was rescued from a stricken boat off the North Carolina coast after 66 days lost at sea has told of his survival methods. Louis Jordan was spotted by a container ship on 2 April, more than two months after he was last seen sailing out of a South Carolina marina on a fishing trip. The 37-year-old and his sailing vessel Angel had been reported missing by his family to the United States Coast Guard on 29 January. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard 5th District Command Center in Portsmouth received notification from the container ship Houston Express that they had found the stricken boat roughly 200 miles east of…

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Practical Boat Owner (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2015

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