Missing Cape May Boaters Back On Land After 10 Days: Coast Guard

STATEN ISLAND, NY — The two boaters who were rescued at sea after they were missing for 10 days were brought ashore Wednesday.

Kevin Hyde, 65, and Joe Ditomasso, 76, along with a pet dog, were reunited with their families on Staten Island after their rescue Tuesday by an oil tanker called Silver Muna.

The men had left from Cape May in late November and were heading to Marathon, Florida. When they were rescued on Dec. 13, they were 214 miles off the coast of Delaware, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Read More: Missing Boaters Who Left From Cape May Found: Coast Guard

"For this captain to find us out there, it was more than a needle in a haystack," Ditomasso told CBS News.

A storm had blown the men off course and taken part of their mast, according to a report by 6abc.

When they were rescued, the men had no fuel, no power and not much else, the Coast Guard said.

"We were sucking water out of the water lines. Cutting them just to get water. We didn't have water for two days," Ditomasso told 6abc.

The men got the attention of the Silver Muna by waving their arms and a flag, the Coast Guard said.

Hyde and Ditomasso told news outlets that they were kept going by thoughts of their families.

Both men and the dog are in good condition, the Coast Guard said, and they told news outlets that they can't wait to spend Christmas with their families.