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 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Fisherman Jose Enrique Tejada clung to a gas container in the moonlit Atlantic and prayed for help after giant waves capsized the boat he was on, throwing him and dozens of other men into the ocean.
Some began swimming toward lights on shore 20 miles away, but Tejada and his nephew floated toward two men who had found a piece of driftwood. They waited for rescuers.
The sun rose. A plane droned overhead and the men frantically waved at it. But there was no sign of rescue as the sun set. The four men fell into despair.
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