A missing sailor who was found clinging to the hull of his capsized boat 48 hours after disappearing admitted he thought "this is it".
Stuart Bee was spotted by the crew of a large container ship on Sunday stranded in the Atlantic Ocean 86 miles off his destination of Port Canaveral, Florida.
The 62-year-old then plunged into the choppy waters before hauling himself aboard the 225-foot Angeles vessel, having reportedly suffered no injuries.
Stuart's 32-foot boat the Sting Ray had been experiencing mechanical issues and he was asleep when water started gushing in. "I had been working on the engines, squealing noises and several parts on it," he told the Daily Mail. "I didn't see anybody.
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