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The Virginia couple that was the focus of an ocean-wide search of the Atlantic are safe and heading home, according to authorities.

The Virginia couple that was the focus of an ocean-wide search of the Atlantic are safe and heading home, according to authorities.

Coast Guard officials announced Virginia Beach natives Yanni Nikopoulos and Dale Jones, both 65, had bee missing.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — Two people reported overdue after deciding to return to Virginia in their weather-damaged sailboat instead of continuing their trip to Portugal’s Azores are safely headed home, the U.S.

Yanni Nikopoulos & Dale Jones said their boat was struck by lightning during stormy weather, but they were able to continue their journey after rigging a spare sail.

The pair are not in distress and have not requested Coast Guard assistance, the release said.

Two boaters, headed for Portugal, ran into trouble after a heavy weather damaged their vessel.

The U.S. Coast Guard says two overdue boaters have been found safe

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) -- Two people reported overdue after deciding to return to Virginia in their weather-damaged sailboat instead of continuing their

Coast Guard: 2 boaters overdue after scrubbing Azores trip | 2022-06-23 05:56:48