'It was all I could do to hang on': Couple rescued from storm-tossed sailboat
by Lindsay Nadrich 22 Jun 2018 11:42 NZST
Couple rescued from storm-tossed sailboat © Lindsay Nadrich
A husband and wife in their late 60s were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday after their sailboat flipped about 180 miles off the coast of Grays Harbor, Washington.
The couple, James and Joy Carey, bought their 46-foot boat 27 years ago to fulfill their dream of circumnavigating the globe. They were traveling from Hawaii to Bellingham, the last leg of a trip they started 17 years ago after their daughters were grown.
"We had covered about 70,000 miles," Jim Carey said. "One more day to go."
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