Rudder Gone in a Hurricane: Miracle Story

A missionary ship's rudder fell off in the middle of a violent hurricane at sea — but not until the vessel had reached the safety of a quiet harbor. This dramatic miracle story captures 40 sleepless hours of survival, prayer, and a father's determination to bring his crew home safely. While the crew of the mission ship Lauhini was ashore for district meetings, a sudden hurricane forced Ann Browning's father to swim through shark-infested, reef-lined waters just to reach the ship and its lone engine boy. For hours he single-handedly steered the vessel up and down massive waves to keep it from capsizing, later discovering the rudder had completely fallen off only once they reached calm water — a failure that would have been fatal in the storm. With no radio contact and reports suggesting the ship was lost, missionaries back home prayed continuously until the battered vessel and its exhausted captain finally made it home. In this episode, you will hear: The dangerous swim through shark-filled waters to reach the ship in time Hours spent single-handedly steering the ship up and down hurricane waves The rudder failure that could have been catastrophic in rough seas The 40 sleepless hours it took to bring the ship and crew safely home Watch all the episodes on our Youtube channel at this link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL65y7saKkuQ2TB-CeuL-Ewag2dXWlz-A8 Music Credits: Clouds by Ethereal 88 | ethereal88.bandcamp.com Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)