This is the third part in a four-part series on a sailing disaster while crossing the Pacific to Australia.
With a broken mast, no motor, no antenna for our long-range VHF radio to call for help, and a wayward EPIRB (emergency position indicating radio beacon) leading rescuers away from us, at 5 p.m. our boat was drifting into darkness.
Then suddenly, Paul said, "I see a ship!" It was miles away on the horizon.
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