and our radio telephone inside the boat was not working. and also our iridium sat phone was not working. so we had no way the 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 depend on the antenna. >> yes. >> and when the antenna went out, everything went out. >> so how did they survive? well that. >> said they had a water desalinization unit, that they were able to get drinking water from seawater, effectively. and that they had many, many months' worth of dried food stored, including dog biscuits for their dogs. and they also had a wind generator and solar cells that helped power their remaining functions devices. natalie? >> my goodness.