Rescue At Sea

American sailor Ken Barnes Jr.'s boat is seen from a Chilean Navy aircraft before Barnes was rescued after three days adrift on the disabled yacht in treacherous seas off the southern tip of South America, near Estrecho de Magallanes, Chile, Friday, Jan. 5, 2007. Barnes, 47, was picked up shortly before 6 a.m. EST by the Chilean trawler Polar Pesca 1.

American sailor Ken Barnes, in yellow, waves to a Navy aircraft (not shown) before being rescued early Friday after three days adrift on a disabled yacht in treacherous seas off the southern tip of South America, near Estrecho de Magallanes, Chile, Friday, Jan. 5, 2007. Barnes, 47, was picked up shortly before 6 a.m. EST by the Chilean trawler Polar Pesca 1.

The Chilean trawler Polar Pesca 1 arrives to rescue American sailor Ken Barnes, after he spent three days adrift on a disabled yacht in treacherous seas off the southern tip of South America, near Estrecho de Magallanes, Chile, early Friday, Jan. 5, 2007.

American sailor Ken Barnes, in yellow, is rescued by members of the crew of the Chilean trawler Polar Pesca 1, after three days adrift on his disabled yacht in treacherous seas off the southern tip of South America, near Estrecho de Magallanes Chile, Friday, Jan. 5, 2007. Barnes left Long Beach, Calif., on Oct. 28, hoping to be the first solo sailor from the West Coast to circumnavigate the globe.

Cathy Chambers, left, along with boyfriend Ken Barnes Jr.'s twin daughters Teryn, center, and Brittney Barnes, second from right, and his mother June Linn, react as they get a phone call from Barnes, 47, at the family's home in Newport Beach, Calif., Friday, Jan. 5, 2007. Barnes, the American sailor who spent three days adrift on a disabled yacht in treacherous seas off the tip of South America, was rescued Friday.

Cathy Chambers, left, hugs her boyfriend's twin daughters: Teryn, middle, and Brittney Barnes, right, as they react at the family's home in Newport Beach, Calif., after learning that her boyfriend, Ken Barnes Jr., 47, the Southern California sailor adrift at sea off the coast of Chile, had been rescued, Friday, Jan. 5, 2007.

June Linn, left, is hugged by her son in law, California Highway Patrol officer, Edward Smith, at the family's home in Newport Beach, Calif., Friday, Jan. 5, 2007 as she learned that her son Ken Barnes Jr., 47, had been rescued by a Chilean fishing vessel, some 500 miles off the coast of Chile.

The crew of the Chilean Navy P3 Orion aircraft flies over the Pacific Ocean as they search for American sailor Ken Barnes Friday near Estrecho de Magallanes, Chile, Friday, Jan. 5, 2007. Barnes, 47, was picked up Friday by the Chilean trawler Polar Pesca 1.

American sailor Ken Barnes Jr. awaits rescue on his disabled yacht Privateer near the western entrance of the Straits of Magellan, Chile, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007. A fishing trawler rescued Barnes early Friday. His round-the-world solo trip was interrupted a week ago when his 44-foot vessel hit a storm that broke both its masts and soaked Barnes' supplies and food.

This Oct. 28, 2006 image provided by Cathy Chambers shows her boyfriend Ken Barnes Jr. getting underway off Newport Beach, Calif. Barnes, a Southern California sailor attempting to circumnavigate the globe, was reported adrift in his storm-battered boat off the tip of South America Wednesday Jan. 3, 2007 and was rescued early Friday.