Two Americans and Their Dogs Rescued After Five Months at Sea

Two Americans and their two dogs set out to sail from Hawaii to Tahiti in the spring, but after their engine died in bad weather May 30, they were forced to use only the ship's sails to attempt to get back to land.

 Instead, they drifted in the Pacific Ocean for five months before they were finally rescued Wednesday, CBS News reports. Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiaba started issuing distress signals every day after they'd been at sea two months, but no other vessels were close enough to hear them. 

As they drifted off course—they were ultimately found 900 miles southeast of Japan, almost 5,000 miles from their original destination, per ABC News—they survived by using water purifiers for drinking water and eating the year's supply of dry food they had on board.

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