I thought I’d do this tape so you won’t forget me,” the voice began, and immediately Louis’ eyes welled up with tears. Peter, 49, recorded the tape knowing it would be nearly a year before he saw his son again. On the 69th day of his treacherous journey, rescuers answered a distress call to find his boat capsized – and no sign of Peter. But now, Louis was hearing his dad speak to him for the first time in 24 years. While he had never played the cassette, Louis had regularly watched VHS tapes Peter recorded on his lonely ocean journeys.

Source: Daily Mirror September 09, 2020 18:41 UTC