Father and Son Who Nearly Collide With Runaway Boat Save Its Captain From Ocean

Father and Son Who Nearly Collide With Runaway Boat Save Its Captain From Ocean
Andrew Sherman and his son, Jack, saved the missing captain of a runaway boat 40 miles off the North Carolina coast. Courtesy of Jack Sherman
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For a father-son duo from Virginia, a Mahi fishing trip took a turn when an unmanned boat almost collided with their vessel. Using their combined expertise, they managed not only to secure the boat but to find and rescue its captain who had fallen overboard.

Jack Sherman and his father, Andrew, went offshore fishing from their vacation home in Topsail Beach, North Carolina, on July 5. They were 37 miles off the coast of Wrightsville Beach when another boat emerged.