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Maderas sood Catholic, I must believe what the church tells me about miracles But this is one I have to see for myself"

The fleet of yachts and thefleets that ply the Sea of Cortez have their own broadcast network There is considerable bantering ahborhood telephone party lines The chatter includes weather reports, invitations to seaboard social parties, the latest news from home ports, and even a rundown of items for sale or swap

The ent up and down the Gulf about the owners of The First Atte line Interest was fueled by those who eh the Baja net Yacht owners who tuned in late heard a wild tale about the Hagens catching a killer whale and finding a live man inside

So vessels were equipped with radios capable of reaching stations in the United States Soon reports were rippling out froton

The Hagen broadcast was picked up by a Mexican navy radio station in La Paz The radio operator on duty asked for confir aith other yacht owners and failed to reply Thinking it was another of the wild parties in the boating social swing, he noted it in his log and concentrated on official navy signals

When he went off duty twenty minutes later, he casually e of the station

"It sounded pretty loco," he explained "The report caames over his radio"

"Better send a patrol boat to make an inspection," said the officer "I'll inform the Northern District Fleet Headquarters and see e have in the area"

Fleet headquarters did not have to be infor at full speed toward The First Attenal fro the co officer to rush the search and extend every effort for a successful rescue operation

Ad lunch with his wife at the officers' club when an aide hurried to his table with both signals

"A ht by a fisherman" Alvarez snorted "What kind of nonsense is this?"

"That was the e relayed by Commander Maderas of the G-21," replied the aide

"How soon before Maderas comes in contact with the yacht?"

"He should rendezvous at any moment"

"I wonder why Naval Operations is so involved with an ordinary tourist lost at sea?"