This story is just weird. These women had a ton of stored food, and obviously a de-salinator and some sort of way to cook, enough wherewithal to stay alive, the mast didn’t appear broken, there was still a sail attached to the boom and no mention that the boat was disabled yet...
Oddly, I would have though that some sort of distress flag or sheet at the top of the mast would also be in order.
I wonder how they made energy to power the radio?
I really don’t get it.
small solar energy stations. A lot of large boats have them. They can generate enough power to cook and communicate. Some are large enough you can run refrigerators and watch satellite TV.
Radio? What about the desalinator. They're the power hogs.