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...began in the early morning of Aug. 29 when the crew departed in the Escort, an old, heavy, wooden 32-foot fishing boat on a day-long trip of yellow-fin tuna fishing...
...journey back to harbor increasingly became difficult. The rope that towed the Escort was constantly strained and broke three times over 15 miles, slowing down the return trip...
Before the Coast Guard arrived, two larger waves of 20 feet nearly tipped over the old, wooden Escort, and Captain Vanderhoop briefed the crew on how to react to a capsizing...
...make matters worse, it took the Coast Guard nearly an hour once they arrived to throw over a line to the Escort. And once the line was received at around 3 a.m., the long journey back to harbor still lay ahead...
...most difficult things to do now? The most important thing is the toilet affairs. I can't do it for myself, and my wife has to help me. It's embarrassing. Another thing is bathing...eating...writing. I can urinate for myself now with no escort. I can't dress myself. I can't pray because I can't wash. I pray only at night when I'm going to sleep...