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CAPE MAY, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Two missing boaters who departed Cape May, New Jersey past period successful a 30-foot sailboat person been recovered safe, Action News has learned.
According to household members, 65-year-old Kevin Hyde, 76-year-old Joe Ditomasso and a canine named "Minnie" were recovered disconnected the seashore of New York connected Tuesday.
The sailors, who were en way for Florida, departed Cape May connected November 26 and were past seen connected December 3 adjacent North Carolina.
A household spokesperson tells Action News the boaters are weather-beaten.
Stay with Action News arsenic we proceed to travel this processing story.
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The United States Coast Guard has launched a hunt effort for 2 men who departed Cape May, New Jersey connected Nov. 26 successful a 30-foot sailboat.
Officials are searching for 65-year-old Kevin Hyde, 76-year-old Joe Ditomasso and a canine named "Minnie."
All 3 acceptable sail connected the vas "Atrevida II" from Utsch's Marina successful Cape May. But the Coast Guard says they haven't been seen since December aft a halt successful North Carolina. The men were traveling to Marathon Key, Florida.
Dan Sekel, of Wildwood Crest, spoke with Action News connected behalf of the household of Joe Ditomasso.
Kevin Hyde and Joe Ditomasso near Cape May connected Nov. 26. They past spoke with household connected Dec. 3.
He says Ditomasso started the voyage by diligently texting his daughters Nina and Natalie.
The past idiosyncratic to reportedly perceive from Ditomasso was a friend.
"Saturday, Dec. 3, it was a small earlier noon, they were having a speech and mid-conversation the telephone went dead," said Sekel.
There has been nary connection with Hyde and Ditomasso since.
"I texted Kevin, I said, 'Kev arsenic soon arsenic your telephone has work delight telephone oregon text, we're disquieted astir your safety.' I've been calling and texting some but nothing," said Sekel.
On Monday, the Coast Guard announced an aerial and h2o hunt effort. They're focused connected the water betwixt North Carolina and Marathon Key.
"The full country is astir 16,000 quadrate miles. So, to enactment it into perspective, it's astir doubly the size of New Jersey. We're looking for thing that's a small spot bigger than a ample SUV," said Commander Daniel Schrader of the United States Coast Guard.
Sekel says his woman has been tracking Ditomasso's recognition card, which pinged past successful Virginia Beach.
Now, they're conscionable hoping the sailors person deed an country of nary compartment service.
"Maybe successful a sailboat you effort to spell further due to the fact that if you person bully upwind conditions possibly helium skipped 1 of his ports. But 9 days, it's concerning," said Sekel.
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