A sailor whose ship disappeared at sea several days ago off the coast of Washington was found alive adrift in a life raft dozens of miles offshore, the U.S. Coast Guard said. A second man remains missing.
The 43-foot Evening left Westport, Washington, on Oct. 12 with two people on board, according to the Coast Guard.
The ship was scheduled to return home on October 15, but never arrived.
The Coast Guard was notified about the missing vessel earlier this week and launched an extensive search that covered 14,000 square miles of coastline for eight hours before suspending the search Wednesday, the agency said.
However, on Thursday night, another ship found a life raft about 70 miles northwest of Cape Flattery, Washington and west of Vancouver Island.
Inside was one of the missing sailors, the Coast Guard said.
The Good Samaritan ship contacted the Canadian Coast Guard, who took the man to British Columbia for treatment.
The 43-foot Evening left Westport, Washington, on Oct. 12 with two people on board, according to the Coast Guard.USCGPacificNW/X
The life raft was found floating about 70 miles northwest of Cape Flattery, Washington and west of Vancouver Island. USCGPacificNW/X
The US Coast Guard said he is reportedly in stable condition.
The second sailor is still missing at sea. The Coast Guard is still investigating what happened to the Evening.
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