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NJ Sailors Found Alive Clung To Hope For 10 Days NJ Sailors Found Alive Clung To Hope For 10 Days
NJ Sailors Found Alive Clung To Hope For 10 Days The two New Jersey sailors found alive after 10 days missing at sea are telling their tale. Kevin Hyde, 65, and Joe DiTommasso, 76, departed Cape May on the Atrevida II NJ 7033HN) on Nov. 27, headed for Marathon FL.They were last in contact with family and friends on Dec. 3, when they departed Oregon Inlet, North Carolina.  They didn't have any power, fuel, water, food or radios. But they did have hope. DiTomasso credited his grandfather and "the cross of Jesus," he tells 6abc. "Every morning I'd wake up and kiss it and say the Our Father. And if nobody does not believe there's a Lord, th…

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FOUND ALIVE: Florida-Bound Sailboat That Left From NJ Located After 10 Days Without Contact FOUND ALIVE: Florida-Bound Sailboat That Left From NJ Located After 10 Days Without Contact
Found Alive: Florida-Bound Sailboat That Left From NJ Located After 10 Days Without Contact Two New Jersey sailors missing at sea for nearly ten days have been found alive. Kevin Hyde, 655, and Joe DiTommasso, 76, departed Cape May on the Atrevida II NJ 7033HN) and were headed toward Marathon, FL, the US Coast Guard said. They were last in contact with family and friends on Dec. 3, when they departed Oregon Inlet, North Carolina.  Hyde and DiTommasso were found alive approximately 214 miles east of Delaware on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 4:18 p.m., and were brought aboard Silver Muna with a pet dog. They were evaluated by the vessel’s medical staff with no immediate c…

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