OREGON INLET, N.C — An overdue sailing boat with two men onboard was found more than 200 miles off the coast of Delaware, the Coast Guard said.
The sailing vessel Atrevida II was found with help from the tanker vessel Silver Muna. Kevin Hyde, 65, and Joe Ditomasso, 76, were onboard the Atrevida II.
Hyde and Ditomasso were last in contact with family and friends on Dec. 3 when they departed Oregon Inlet in North Carolina. They were traveling from Cape May, New Jersey to Marathon, Florida.
Search crews found the Atrevida II without fuel and power, rendering radios and navigation equipment inoperable. Hyde and Ditomasso alerted the Silver Muna crew by waiving their arms and a flag, the Coast Guard said.
Hyde, Ditomasso and a pet dog boarded the Silver Muna shortly after 4:15 p.m. The vessel's medical staff did an evaluation of the two and didn't find any immediate health concerns.
Hyde and Ditomasso will stay on the Silver Muna until its next port of call in New York City. They will be transferred to a Coast Guard vessel to be evaluated and reunified with family and friends.
The Coast Guard got word of Hyde and Ditomasso being overdue on Sunday and began an effort to find them.
The Coast Guard, Navy and other maritime partners searched a combined 21,164 square miles of water, spanning from northern Florida to the waters east of New Jersey.
