HONOLULU—The planned voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti aboard a 50-foot sailboat didn’t start off well for two Honolulu women. Read more: U.S. navy rescues two Honolulu women, dogs who were lost at sea for months Every day for 98 days straight, the women sent out a distress call to no avail. Tasha Fuiava, an American mariner who had been sailing for five months on a damaged sailboat, climbs aboard the USS Ashland after being rescued. ( U.S. Navy ) Every day for 98 days straight, the women sent out a distress call to no avail. ( U.S. Navy )“Thank God we’ve been rescued,” Jennifer Appel, 48, told reporters in a teleconference arranged aboard a Navy ship.

Source: thestar October 27, 2017 23:15 UTC