article_snippet.sent: Father'd been drifting on the 35-foot Pearson sailboat for more than two months since leaving Conway, South Carolina, to fish in the ocean.
article_snippet.sent: Just a few days into Father trip, a storm capsized a small boat nearby and broke Father mast.
article_snippet.sent: One of Father shoulders was broken, too, so Father couldn't fix a small boat nearby right away.
article_snippet.sent: Eventually Father was able to rig a makeshift mast and sail, but Father could make little headway against the currents.
article_snippet.sent: a small boat nearby capsized two more times before Father was rescued, according to Jordan.
article_snippet.sent: Records show there were more than a dozen storms off the coast of the Carolinas during the time Father was missing.