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    Sailor rescued after hurricane debby ordeal off Florida coast

    Veteran sailor Nathan Thomas and his friend Adrian survived a frightening encounter with Hurricane Debby off Florida’s Gulf Coast on Sunday. The pair were adrift in over 20-foot waves after the main sail of Thomas’ newly purchased sailboat failed. Thomas, 69, recounted the ordeal to ABC News on Monday, describing it as “like being in a washing machine.” They were…