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With time running out, Horizon Reliance Capt. James Kelleher had to figure out how to maneuver his ship close enough to get a line to them. "It took some doing," Kelleher said. "I have to hold my position, but how do I get my ship over to Bradley and West in the water, with the wind blowing 50 knots and the seas rolling at 20-25 feet?" He managed it by working the engine, rudder and the bow thruster in unison. "It was about an hour after we got there, but it seemed a lot longer. The conditions were so bad, and the rain began, and we couldn't see them and he's going up and down in the seas
-- we could never see him, we could just see the light," Kelleher said. The crew got them into dry clothes, fed them soup and sandwiches, gave them hot water bottles and brought them to Honolulu by Thursday morning. The owners of the Horizon Reliance got the James family a hotel room. West said he was looking forward to seeing his mother, who was flying in to meet them. He also planned a trip to McDonald's and a swim in much safer water
-- the hotel pool. As for whether he planned to go in the ocean during the remainder of his vacation, the third-grader said: "I'm not sure."
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