A sailor in St. Augustine, Fla., who fell overboard and spent nine hours clinging to a cooler and paddling to shore spoke to local media about his experience.

Brian Oliver, 45, was hired to fix the electronics on the 42-foot boat and wanted to make sure they worked.

“This was mainly a test run and a little pleasure cruise, and it kind of turned into a little bit of a nightmare,” Oliver said.

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