Photo: U.S. Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic
Two men who were reported missing at sea this weekend have been found safe on their boat off the coast of Delaware.
The victims were last seen on Dec. 3 as they left Oregon Inlet, N.C., on their boat,previously identified asa 30-ft. Catalina sailboat namedAtrevida II. They were traveling from Cape May, N.J., to Marathon, Fla., when they disappeared.
The Coast Guard’s Fifth District was informed that Hyde and Ditomasso were overdue on Sunday, a week after they were last seen.
U.S. Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic
TheAtrevida IIhad no fuel or power, “rendering their radios and navigation equipment inoperable,” the Coast Guard said.
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Officials searched more than 21,000 square miles of water “spanning from northern Florida to the waters east of New Jersey” in search of the missing boaters, according to Tuesday’s release.
Multiple commercial and recreational vessels joined in the search, which was conducted both in the water and in the air, the Coast Guard reported.
Commander Daniel Schrader, spokesperson for Coast Guard Atlantic Area, said they are “overjoyed with the outcome of the case.”
“This is an excellent example of the maritime community’s combined efforts to ensure safety of life at sea,” he said in Tuesday’s release.
Hyde and Ditomasso are still aboardSilver Munaas it travels to its next port in New York City, the Coast Guard said.
There, the sailors “will be transferred to a Coast Guard vessel for further evaluation” before they are reunified with loved ones, per Tuesday’s release.
source: people.com
