Jennifer Appel, 48, and Tasha Fuiaba, 26, and their two dogs were lost at sea for five months when a Taiwanese fishing vessel found them and, eventually, they were rescued. At least those have been the headlines since the U.S. Navy picked them up on Oct. 25.
But after multiple interviews the women described a very different story. One that includes some disputed claims, but also one that may have been distorted by the media.