Show Ji fisherman sherman clings to most mast 26 hours rescued by liner VANCOUVER B C fisherman patrick kelly 41 was rescued from his slowly sinking boat after clinging to the mast for or 28 26 hours when the canadian pacific steamer princess elaine rescued kelly only six feet of the mast was above water the 31 foot boat had been swamped by heavy breakers 10 miles northwest of here 1 I dont think my boat would have stayed afloat much longer kelly said 1 I prayed to god that somebody would see sea roe me before I 1 went down 1 I lived all my overseas experiences again I 1 thought well maybe I 1 get it overseas but im going to get it now kelly landed in normandy on D day |