Boaters Rescued After 8 Days At Sea

Houston, Texas (AHN) – Three Texas men were found alive and floating in the Gulf of Mexico after disappearing a week ago.

The men left Matagorda, Texas, which is about 90 miles southwest of Houston, in a 23-foot catamaran on Aug. 22 for a day of fishing. They were reported missing when they did not return later in the day.

They were spotted sitting on their capsized vessel and rescued by the crew of a pleasure boat Saturday night, a day after the Coast Guard called off its search for the men.

The Coast Guard had searched 86,000 square miles for the men before giving up, according to local press reports.

The men are James Phillips, 30, Tressel Hawkins, 43 and Curtis Hall, 28.

(img: US Coast Guard)

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