Three grateful California sailors, whose sailboat was ravaged by a “perfect storm” of high winds and seas from Hurricane Julio, arrived safely in Honolulu, Hawaii before dawn Tuesday morning, after being rescued by a Matson container ship.
Ben Neely, captain of the Walkabout sailboat, his son Lee, 23, and Lee’s friend Mike Vanway, who turns 24 Wednesday, described a harrowing ordeal as they stood on the solid ground of Pier 52 at Honolulu Harbor. Read More