Tim Welford, aged 33, and Dom Mee, aged 30, both from England, were keen on (= "like ..." very much) rowing boats.
Tim
Welford
,
aged
33
,
and
Dom
Mee
,
aged
30
,
both
from
England
,
were
keen
on
(
=
``
like
...
''
very
much
)
rowing
boats
.
They made a plan to row across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to San Francisco.
They
made
a
plan
to
row
across
the
Pacific
Ocean
from
Japan
to
San
Francisco
.
The name of their rowboat was "Crackers".
The
name
of
their
rowboat
was
``
Crackers
''
.
It was about seven meters long.
It
was
about
seven
meters
long
.
They set out from Japan on May 17,2001.
They
set
out
from
Japan
on
May
17,2001
.
They had rowed nearly 5,500 miles when their boat was hit by a fishing ship on September 17,2001.
They
had
rowed
nearly
5,500
miles
when
their
boat
was
hit
by
a
fishing
ship
on
September
17,2001
.
Luckily they both escaped unharmed, but their boat was badly damaged and they had to abandon (= "stop) their" journey.
Luckily
they
both
escaped
unharmed
,
but
their
boat
was
badly
damaged
and
they
had
to
abandon
(
=
``
stop
)
their
''
journey
.
In a radio interview, Dom expressed his disappointment and explained how the accident took place.
In
a
radio
interview
,
Dom
expressed
his
disappointment
and
explained
how
the
accident
took
place
.
"A fishing ship came towards us with nobody on the bridge and ran us down.
``
A
fishing
ship
came
towards
us
with
nobody
on
the
bridge
and
ran
us
down
.
It all happened so quickly.
It
all
happened
so
quickly
.
I managed to dive into the water.
I
managed
to
dive
into
the
water
.
Tim felt it would be safer to stay on board.
Tim
felt
it
would
be
safer
to
stay
on
board
.
He was trapped inside as the boat was driven under the water.
He
was
trapped
inside
as
the
boat
was
driven
under
the
water
.
Finally some people appeared on the ship and saw me in the water.
Finally
some
people
appeared
on
the
ship
and
saw
me
in
the
water
.
I shouted at them to stop the ship and to get Tim out.
I
shouted
at
them
to
stop
the
ship
and
to
get
Tim
out
.
When the ship stopped, I eventually saw Tim, and I was very, very happy that we were still alive.
When
the
ship
stopped
,
I
eventually
saw
Tim
,
and
I
was
very
,
very
happy
that
we
were
still
alive
.
We were very disappointed that we couldn't reach San Francisco.
We
were
very
disappointed
that
we
could
n't
reach
San
Francisco
.
But we are alive.
But
we
are
alive
.
That above everything is the most important."
That
above
everything
is
the
most
important
.
''
Tim Welford, aged 33, and Dom Mee, aged 30, both from England, were keen on (= "like ..." very much) rowing boats. They made a plan to row across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to San Francisco. The name of their rowboat was "Crackers". It was about seven meters long.  They set out from Japan on May 17,2001. They had rowed nearly 5,500 miles when their boat was hit by a fishing ship on September 17,2001. Luckily they both escaped unharmed, but their boat was badly damaged and they had to abandon (= "stop) their" journey.  In a radio interview, Dom expressed his disappointment and explained how the accident took place.  "A fishing ship came towards us with nobody on the bridge and ran us down. It all happened so quickly. I managed to dive into the water. Tim felt it would be safer to stay on board. He was trapped inside as the boat was driven under the water. Finally some people appeared on the ship and saw me in the water. I shouted at them to stop the ship and to get Tim out. When the ship stopped, I eventually saw Tim, and I was very, very happy that we were still alive. We were very disappointed that we couldn't reach San Francisco. But we are alive. That above everything is the most important."