American Tourist Rescued in Australia After Long Night at Sea

A RACQ CQ Rescue helicopter winched 29-year-old Levi Verwoest, from the hull of his overturned catamaran, on Nov. 22, 2018. RACQ CQ Rescue/Storyful
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An American tourist was rescued off Australia’s northeast coast on Nov. 22, after his boat capsized, forcing him to spend a cold and lonely night on his overturned vessel as it drifted on the tide.

Levi Verwoest, 29, was sailing his 23-foot catamaran Isis 25 miles off the Queensland coast on Wednesday evening when he realized the vessel was taking on water.