Horrific Shipwreck Ends in Devastation—But This Man Lived to Tell the Tale

5 Months Later

A crew of fishermen spotted the vessel 1,000 miles off of the Japanese coast. The boat had started its journey in Honolulu, so it traveled a long way! The crew could tell that something was off, so they prepared themselves for the worst...

Rescue Mission

The women and dogs were alive and well! They somehow managed to survive five months at sea. The Taiwanese fishing crew contacted the U.S. Coastguard in Guam and The USS Ashland dispatched on a mission to rescue the women and the dogs!