The look of a Tristar Maritime tanker should have come as a huge relief for 2 yachtsmen and a dog adrift off the United States east coast on their handicapped luxury yacht for 10 days.
Kevin Hyde, 65, and Joe Ditomasso, 76, and the dog were saved on Tuesday by the watchful team of the 49,900-dwt item tanker Silver Muna (constructed 2016) more than 200 miles (320 km) off Delaware.
The trio had actually been cruising from Cape Might, New Jersey to Marathon, Florida on a sailboat called Atrevida II when it lacked fuel, rendering its radios and navigation devices unusable.