A growing list of inconsistencies is casting doubt on the harrowing tale of survival by two Hawaiian women who say they were lost at sea for nearly six months until their rescue last week by a US Navy ship.
The US Coast Guard says the women never activated their emergency beacon.
The sailors tell The Associated Press that they chose not to use the beacon because they never felt they were in imminent danger.
Key elements of the women's account are contradicted by weather reports and basic geography of the Pacific Ocean.