Subscribe
51°
Missing Sailor, Dog Rescued By Coast Guard After Months Lost At Sea
A coastal rescue mission spanning thousands of miles ended with a remarkable reunion.
The US Coast Guard rescued an 86-year-old sailor and his dog Wednesday, Oct. 28, about 460 miles off San Diego, California, after the pair had gone without contact for more than two months.
The sailor had been aboard the sailing vessel Willow Wind, traveling from Astoria, Oregon, to Pago Pago, American Samoa. Coast Guard Pacific Area watchstanders received an overdue-mariner report Saturday, Oct. 24. The sailor had not been heard from since Thursday, Aug. 20.
An emergency position-indicating radio beacon …
Family Of 4, Friends, Flight Crew Identified After Florida Jet Crash That Killed 9
A devastating South Florida aviation disaster is now taking on an intimate human dimension.
Multiple reports identified the nine people who died when a Learjet 60 crashed in Greenacres, Florida, on Sunday, Nov. 1, during a flight from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas.
The victims included Austin tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson, his wife, Helen Robinson, their two children, the children’s nanny, and two close friends, according to an exclusive report by TMZ. The flight crew included 55-year-old Capt. Jeff Gregory and 20-year-old co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, also known as Nathalia Gadel…
