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Sailor Rescued After 30 Days Adrift by Container Ship

7/28/2026

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Sailor Kai Sato, 39, was rescued on 21 July 2026 by the container ship M/V George III after drifting 30 days.
He left Catalina Island on 7 June 2026 for a solo Hawaii crossing.
Two weeks later his 32-ft boat’s mast snapped, leaving his phone dead and fuel exhausted.
He survived with PVC pipe, kayak paddles and raw fish until the M/V George III crew sighted his boat about 900 miles from Hawaii on 21 July and pulled Sato aboard.

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Sailor Kai Sato, 39, was rescued on 21 July 2026 by the container ship M/V George III after drifting 30 days.
He left Catalina Island on 7 June 2026 for a solo Hawaii crossing.
Two weeks later his 32-ft boat’s mast snapped, leaving his phone dead and fuel exhausted.
He survived with PVC pipe, kayak paddles and raw fish until the M/V George III crew sighted his boat about 900 miles from Hawaii on 21 July and pulled Sato aboard.