Women rescued by Navy defend their account of ordeal at sea

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HONOLULU — Two women from Hawaii who were rescued after being lost at sea defended their account of the ordeal Tuesday, insisting that a storm was whipping up 30-foot waves and near hurricane-force winds on the night they set sail

Women rescued by Navy defend their account of ordeal at sea

Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/U.S. Navy via AP

Sailors from the U.S. Navy’s USS Ashland approach a sailboat with two Honolulu women and their dogs aboard as they are rescued Oct. 25 after being lost at sea for several months while trying to sail from Hawaii to Tahiti.

HONOLULU — Two women from Hawaii who were rescued after being lost at sea defended their account of the ordeal Tuesday, insisting that a storm was whipping up 30-foot waves and near hurricane-force winds on the night they set sail in a 50-foot boat, despite government records that show no severe weather in the area.