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US Navy rescues two women and their dogs lost at sea for five months

They survived shark attacks, the loss of their engine and then their main mast during a five-month ordeal lost at sea. Now, two sailors and their dogs are finally safe after being rescued by the US Navy on Wednesday.

Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiaba ran into trouble during the 2,700-mile journey from Hawaii to Tahiti. After their rescue, they credited the two animals onboard with them with keeping their spirits and said they managed to stay alive because they had packed a water purifier and enough food to last for a year before leaving.

“There is a true humility to wondering if today is your last day, if tonight is your last night,” Appel told media from the USS Ashland, which rescued them.

The women, who are both from Honolulu, lost their engine in bad weather in late May but believed they could still reach Tahiti using their sails. But they were left drifting in the ocean when their mast broke, Appel’s mother said after speaking to her on the phone.

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The whole article:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/26/two-women-dogs-rescued-five-months-lost-at-sea
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TASKS:
- can you explain the word ORDEAL?
- what does the verb CREDIT mean in this text?
- do you know the opposite of HUMILITY?

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