Parents and children who found a runaway unmanned ship happened to be a ``skilled sea man'' and succeeded in rescuing a splendid victim
A parent and child who were enjoying fishing off the coast of North Carolina in the United States discovered an unmanned and runaway boat. Garmin of the apparatus maker introduces it.
Ghost Boat with Garmin GPS Leads Father-Son Duo to Man Overboard
Roanoke father-son duo rescue missing boater 40 miles off North Carolina coast
https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2021/07/08/roanoke-father-son-duo-rescue-missing-boater-40-miles-off-north-carolina-coast/
In this case, Mr. Andrew Sherman (50 years old at that time) from Roanoke, Virginia and his son Jack Sherman (21 years old at that time) succeeded in the salvage. In July 2021, the two noticed that the boat was approaching at a tremendous speed while enjoying fishing in the sea 37 miles (about 60 km) off the coast of North Carolina.
Parents and children who hurriedly moved their boats to avoid collisions looked at the boat to see what was going on, and there was no one in the boat's cockpit. Mr. Andrew, an experienced angler who grew up helping his grandfather, who owned a 500-ton class ship, from a young age, and Mr. Jack, who was a student at the Naval Academy, soon realized that it was not just a matter of fact. I sensed it and started chasing the boat.
The two, who thought that the boat's driver might have passed out inside, ran alongside the runaway boat and honked and called out loudly, but there was no response. So, when Mr. Andrew maneuvers the ship and puts the ship next to the boat, Mr. Jack jumps on the deck of the boat and goes inside, it turns out that not only the cockpit but also the boat itself is unmanned. The two people who got the information of the owner of the ship from the wallet left on board reported to the Coast Guard and reported the occurrence of the marine accident.
Instead of waiting for the Coast Guard to arrive, they decided to look for the owner who may have fallen off the boat. Regarding the decision, Andrew said, ``I didn't know how long the Coast Guard would arrive, so I said to Jack, 'I'll have to look for this person until the Coast Guard comes and tells me.' '' he said. ``The reason is that the longer you stay outside the ship, the less likely you are to survive,'' Jack added.
After confirming the Garmin GPS device installed on the boat, the two people split up and got on the boat and their ship and started searching for the route the boat followed. Then Mr. Jack discovers boots in the waves. 'If someone fell into the water and was treading water, they must have taken off their boots,' Andrew speculated, guessing from the boat's route to where the boat's owner fell into the water. i am back.
Then, when I got an idea of the direction in which the victims were swept away from the current of the sea and went south from the site, I saw people splashing water 300 to 400 yards (about 275 to 365 meters) ahead.
Mr. Sasha Scherer, who was fortunately helped in this way, said that he was drifting in the sea for about two and a half hours from falling into the sea to rescue. The story of the fall was simple, and when he stood on the edge of the boat to go to the bathroom, he slipped and was left behind on the boat.
However, since he did not wear a life jacket when he fell and did not have a ``kill switch'' to stop the engine when the operator left the boat, Mr. Scherrer admitted his mistake and said, ``I I hope others can learn from my experience.'
Meanwhile, the Coast Guard held a ceremony at a later date to honor Andrew and Jack for their quick wit to find and save the lives of the wrecked men.
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