Apr 03, 2015 07:15 AM EDT
Louis Jordan Missing Sailor Begs God For Rain, Food & Provide Him Strength In 66-Day Ordeal In Sea

Louis Jordan, missing sailor- Louis Jordan begged God for water, rain and provide him with food and energy in his more than 60 days of ordeal in the sea.

His family has never given up hope that he will be found alive. On Thursday, Louis Jordan missing sailor was found.

Louis Jordan, missing sailor for more than two months had been rescued alive on his 1950s single-masted sailboat Angel while floating about 200 miles off the North Carolina coast.

To Jordan's family, his rescue was a miracle. Louis Jordan missing sailor was cited by German sailors of Houston Express, who found him on a yacht off the coast of Cape Hatteras. The rescuers took him aboard before they notified the US Coast Guard in Portsmouth, Virgina, according to MIRROR.

37-year-old Louis Jordan was reported missing by his father on Jan. 29. He was last seen a week before the reported date boarding his sailboat Angel from Bucksport Plantation Marina in Conway, South Carolina.

After receiving notice from the German-flagged Houston Express, the US Coast Guard immediately responded to rescue Louis Jordan, missing sailor. He was taken through a helicopter and was airlifted to Norfolk, Virginia.

Lt. Krystyn Pecora, a spokeswoman for the Coast Guard's 5th District office stated that 37-year-old Louis Jordan, missing sailor sustained shoulder wounds and no further details were known yet.

On Friday, Jordan appeared before the reporters for his statement. Louis Jordan, missing sailor for more than two months said that he felt those months were even longer. Everyday he begs God for water and rain, and to give him strength and food everyday, according to Wavy.

Chief Petty Officer Ryan Doss stated that Jordan's sailboat was overturned. He was found sitting on the hull after the sailboat lost its capsized. The self-proclaimed amateur sailor added that he ate fish in order to survive.

Louis Jordan, the missing sailor for months was last seen on Jan.23 after he told his mother that he will go sailing and fishing. Norma Davis, Jordan's mother from Jacksonville, North Carolina claimed that it was the last day she had seen his son.

Jordan was living on a docked sailboat at the Bucksport Plantation Marina in Conway, South Carolina, Huffington Post reported.

According to the Marina manager Jeff Weeks, Louis Jordan is a nice, quiet guy. He is a gentleman and always polite. He described him further as a gentle giant, who measures 6-foot-2 and weighs 230 pounds.

Now that Louis Jordan, missing sailor was back to his family, his mother stated that they are now planning for a wonderful Easter celebration.

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