A 62-year-old man stranded at sea is home safe and sound, thanks to the help of Filipino seafarers who spotted him at Florida’s east coast.
Stuart Bee went sailing on Friday, Nov. 27, at 4 p.m., departing from Cape Marina in Port Canaveral. He was reported missing the next day by a member of Cape Marina, who said that it was unusual that Bee would stay overnight on his boat, as per a statement from the United States Coast Guard.
It turned out that Bee’s 32-foot boat experienced mechanical issues on Nov. 28, the Daily Mail reported on Nov. 30. The sailor woke up to water filling up his cabin around Sunday after midnight.
By chance, help was on the way. The third officer of th…
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