WASHINGTON – A Maryland sea captain and his Virginia first mate had planned to take a client’s motor sailboat from Virginia to Florida for delivery earlier this month.
Now, they’re fortunate to be alive.
Pat Schoenberger, 38, and Jim Southward, 40, were rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter about 25 miles east of Cape Lookout, N.C., during a March 6 winter storm.
Hear them recount their story in this video from The Baltimore Sun, and read more of their tale at .
See footage of their rescue in the second video.
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