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>> we had no vhf, no range on it. no weather com, no ssb, single side band. we didnt have our ham radio. and our radio telephone inside the boat was not working. and also our iridium sat phone was not working. so we had no way to realize that we were about to enter a typhoon that had winds of 100 to 150 miles per hour and minimum wave heights of 40 foot in height. >> how it is possible that all of these different communications devices malfunctioned? >> they are dependent on the antenna. >> yes....

>> reporter: yeah, i think ecstatic, euphoric, and very, very grateful to the u.s. navy and the crew aboard the uss ashland, which rescued them last week in the middle of the pacific ocean. it took them days to finally land here in okinawa, where they touched dry land for the very first time there is also concern because the 50-foot sailboat that they were sailing on and adrift for more than five months, thats their home, and they had to leave it out at sea because of the damage to it. thats why...