California man rescued alive after 30 days stranded at sea with broken mast
Kai Sato had set sail from California’s Catalina Islands on 7 June hoping to complete his first solo sail across the Pacific Ocean. Photograph: AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesView image in fullscreenKai Sato had set sail from California’s Catalina Islands on 7 June hoping to complete his first solo sail across the Pacific Ocean. But his journeytook a disastrous turn when his mast snapped, and the phone he was using for navigation died.“I cried for a whole week, just drifting south, like miserable,” Sato said.
- ▪Kai Sato had set sail from California’s Catalina Islands on 7 June hoping to complete his first solo sail across the Pacific Ocean.
- ▪Photograph: AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesView image in fullscreenKai Sato had set sail from California’s Catalina Islands on 7 June hoping to complete his first solo sail across the Pacific Ocean.
- ▪But his journeytook a disastrous turn when his mast snapped, and the phone he was using for navigation died.“I cried for a whole week, just drifting south, like miserable,” Sato said.
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Kai Sato had set sail from California’s Catalina Islands on 7 June hoping to complete his first solo sail across the Pacific Ocean. Photograph: AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesView image in fullscreenKai Sato had set sail from California’s Catalina Islands on 7 June hoping to complete his first solo sail across the Pacific Ocean. Photograph: AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesCaliforniaCalifornia man rescued alive after 30 days stranded at sea with broken mastKai Sato used PVC pipes and kayak paddles to try to repair his boat, and a plastic bag to collect condensation to drinkAnna BettsMon 27 Jul 2026 11.04 EDTLast modified on Mon 27 Jul 2026 11.14 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA California man was rescued alive drifting in his sailboat off Hawaii after spending 30 days stranded at…
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