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The harrowing journey began last weekend
\n as a simple errand, a father and son sailing their 41-foot ketch to a
\n New Hampshire port to moor it for the winter.
\n
\n After six days at sea the boat turned up yesterday wildly off course, 133
\n miles east of Provincetown. Rescuers, alerted by two bright flares shot
\n into the sky, found just one passenger aboard the Naobi, a weary 20-year-old
\n Asher Woods, who apparently had been adrift alone amid high winds and white-capped
\n waves.<\/p>\n
According to authorities, Woods said his father — Stephen, 55, a New Hampshire
\n lawyer — fell overboard without a life jacket Saturday near Boothbay Harbor, <\/p>\n
As Coast Guard planes and boats searched for the Naobi,
\n no radio calls for help or cellphone calls came from the sailboat, nor
\n were the rescuers able to contact the boat, which was outfitted with
\n modern communications equipment, said Coast Guard officials.<\/p>\n
”There’s still an awful lot of blanks to fill," said Pinneo. ”Hopefully
\n we’ll soon be able to provide that."<\/p>\n
The details of Asher Woods’s days at sea remained a
\n mystery yesterday. He refused interview requests.<\/p>\n
The Coast Guard did not search for Stephen Woods yesterday.
\n ”With these water temperatures, survivability is about 32 hours," said
\n Coast Guard Petty Officer Kelly Newlin. ”He’s now been in the water
\n 96 hours, without a personal flotation device on. . . . There is no search
\n on."<\/p>\n
There’s more to this story than meets the eye. Appearantly from the Boston Globe<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The harrowing journey began last weekend as a simple errand, a father and son sailing their 41-foot ketch to a New Hampshire port to moor it for the winter. After six days at sea the boat turned up yesterday … Continue reading
\n the father was a very careful and experienced sailor. The weather was
\n fine. What happened to the radio? Distress beacon? Why did he wait six
\n days to shoot off a flare? What was he doing during those six days? Where
\n is Greta when we need her?<\/em><\/p>\n