據海軍稱，10月24日，一艘台灣漁船向以日本佐世保為母港的應急船「阿什蘭號」報告了阿佩爾和富亞巴所在船隻的位置。第二天上午，近半年痛苦萬分的不確定狀態終於結束了。
On Oct. 24, they were
discovered 900 miles southeast of Japan by a Taiwanese fishing vessel. The
fishing vessel contacted Coast Guard Sector Guam who then coordinated with
Taipei Rescue Coordination Center, the Japan Coordination Center, and the Joint
Coordination Center in Honolulu to render assistance.
兩名女子、兩隻狗，海上漂流近5個月後獲救
REGGIE UGWU 2017年10月30日
在美國海軍公布的一張照片中，塔莎·富亞巴，中，週三和朋友獲救後爬上「阿什蘭號」。
她們本該從一個島嶼天堂換到另一個：在春日裡從火奴魯魯出發，航行一個月抵達塔希提島。
但週三上午，她們在錯誤的半球被人發現。此時，她們偏離航線5000英里（約合8000公里），離出發已經過去了近六個月，曾幾何時，一場美夢變成了噩夢。
據海軍週四發布的一份聲明稱，海軍的「阿什蘭號」(Ashland)在日本以南900英里處救起了珍妮弗·阿佩爾(Jennifer
Appel)和塔莎·富亞巴(Tasha Fuiaba)。她們於5月初啟程，5月30日的一場暴風雨導致她們那艘50英尺（約合15米）長的船引擎出現故障。接下來的五個月，她們一直在海上漂流，無法與他人取得聯繫。
這兩個朋友靠著一台凈水器和儲備的燕麥片、意麵和大米活了下來。陪著她們的還有兩隻寵物狗，宙斯(Zeus)和瓦倫丁(Valentine)。
阿佩爾說她在夏威夷生活了10年。因為想進一步探索南太平洋，她兩年半之前就開始計劃這次旅行。但引擎進水後，計劃偏離正軌。阿佩爾和富亞巴起初以為只靠船帆也能抵達目的地，但兩個月後——全程通常只需一個月——她們開始每天用高頻無線電發出求救信號。
連續98天，無人回應。
「非常沮喪，非常絕望，」阿佩爾說。她們的船偏離航線太多，導致她們既無法與陸地上的人聯繫，也無法與海上的人聯繫。「徹底打消了人的自以為是，每天都在想今天是不是生命的最後一天，今晚是不是最後一晚。」
接受美聯社(The Associated Press)的採訪時，阿佩爾的母親喬伊絲·阿佩爾(Joyce
Appel)說，在女兒出發一週半後，她無法聯繫上對方，於是給海岸警衛隊(Coast
Guard)打電話。那時，阿佩爾的手機已經從船上落入水中了。
海岸警衛隊組織了搜救行動卻一無所獲。但阿佩爾的母親依然相信女兒會回來。「我一直充滿希望，她很機智，充滿好奇心，東西壞了她會嘗試修好，」她對美聯社說。「她不會坐等修理人員來，所以我知道她對那艘船也一樣。」
據海軍稱，10月24日，一艘台灣漁船向以日本佐世保為母港的應急船「阿什蘭號」報告了阿佩爾和富亞巴所在船隻的位置。第二天上午，近半年痛苦萬分的不確定狀態終於結束了。
「他們救了我們的命，」阿佩爾在海軍發布的聲明中說。她說，看到天邊出現一艘船時的感受是「真的鬆了一口氣」。
阿佩爾和富亞巴目前在「阿什蘭號」上。她們將一直乘坐該船，直到抵達下一個停靠港。她們那艘船因被認為不適合航海而遭棄用。
翻譯：紐約時報中文網
Published on Oct 26, 2017
The Sasebo-based amphibious
dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) rendered assistance to two distressed
mariners, Oct. 25, whose sailboat had strayed well off its original course.
The mariners, Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava, both from Honolulu, and their two dogs had set sail from Hawaii to Tahiti this spring. They had an engine casualty May 30 during bad weather but continued on, believing they could make it to land by sail.
Two months into their journey and long past when they originally estimated they would reach Tahiti, they began to issue distress calls. The two continued the calls daily, but they were not close enough to other vessels or shore stations to receive them.
On Oct. 24, they were discovered 900 miles southeast of Japan by a Taiwanese fishing vessel. The fishing vessel contacted Coast Guard Sector Guam who then coordinated with Taipei Rescue Coordination Center, the Japan Coordination Center, and the Joint Coordination Center in Honolulu to render assistance.
Operating near the area on a routine deployment, Ashland made best speed to the location of the vessel in the early morning on Oct. 25 and arrived on scene at 10:30 a.m that morning. After assessing the sailboat unseaworthy, Ashland crew members brought the distressed mariners and their two dogs aboard the ship at 1:18 p.m.
"I'm grateful for their service to our country. They saved our lives. The pride and smiles we had when we saw [U.S. Navy] on the horizon was pure relief," said Appel.
Appel said they survived the situation by bringing water purifiers and over a year's worth of food on board, primarily in the form of dry goods such as oatmeal, pasta and rice.
Once on Ashland, the mariners were provided with medical assessments, food and berthing arrangements. The mariners will remain on board until Ashland's next port of call.
"The U.S. Navy is postured to assist any distressed mariner of any nationality during any type of situation," said Cmdr. Steven Wasson, Ashland commanding officer.
Part of U.S. 7th Fleet's forward deployed naval forces out of Sasebo, Japan, Ashland has been on a routine deployment for the past five months as a ready-response asset for any of contingency.
The mariners, Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava, both from Honolulu, and their two dogs had set sail from Hawaii to Tahiti this spring. They had an engine casualty May 30 during bad weather but continued on, believing they could make it to land by sail.
Two months into their journey and long past when they originally estimated they would reach Tahiti, they began to issue distress calls. The two continued the calls daily, but they were not close enough to other vessels or shore stations to receive them.
On Oct. 24, they were discovered 900 miles southeast of Japan by a Taiwanese fishing vessel. The fishing vessel contacted Coast Guard Sector Guam who then coordinated with Taipei Rescue Coordination Center, the Japan Coordination Center, and the Joint Coordination Center in Honolulu to render assistance.
Operating near the area on a routine deployment, Ashland made best speed to the location of the vessel in the early morning on Oct. 25 and arrived on scene at 10:30 a.m that morning. After assessing the sailboat unseaworthy, Ashland crew members brought the distressed mariners and their two dogs aboard the ship at 1:18 p.m.
"I'm grateful for their service to our country. They saved our lives. The pride and smiles we had when we saw [U.S. Navy] on the horizon was pure relief," said Appel.
Appel said they survived the situation by bringing water purifiers and over a year's worth of food on board, primarily in the form of dry goods such as oatmeal, pasta and rice.
Once on Ashland, the mariners were provided with medical assessments, food and berthing arrangements. The mariners will remain on board until Ashland's next port of call.
"The U.S. Navy is postured to assist any distressed mariner of any nationality during any type of situation," said Cmdr. Steven Wasson, Ashland commanding officer.
Part of U.S. 7th Fleet's forward deployed naval forces out of Sasebo, Japan, Ashland has been on a routine deployment for the past five months as a ready-response asset for any of contingency.
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