2 men and a pet dog were rescued after they went missing at sea for 10 days on powerless and fuel-less sailboat

• Two men and a pet dog were missing at sea for 10 days on a fuel-less and powerless sailboat.
• The trio was rescued this week after the boaters flagged down the crew of another vessel.
• The men, who were headed for Florida, last had contact with family and friends on December 3.

Two men and a pet dog who were missing at sea for 10 days on a fuel-less and powerless sailboat were finally rescued this week after the desperate boaters flagged down the crew of another vessel, officials said. 

Kevin Hyde, 65, and Joe DiTomasso, 76, managed to get the attention of the tanker vessel Silver Muna "by waiving their arms and a flag" from their drifting sailboat as it was about 214 miles off the coast of Delaware, the United States Coast Guard said. 

Hyde, DiTomasso, and the dog were brought aboard the Silver Muna just after 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday and evaluated by the vessel's medical staff, said the Coast Guard, adding that there were no immediate health concerns. 

The human and animal trio had initially set out on their journey aboard the 30-foot Atrevida II sailboat from Cape May, New Jersey and were headed for Marathon, Florida — more than 1,350 miles away.

The men last had contact with family and friends on December 3 after they departed Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, according to the Coast Guard. 

"The last time we know they picked up food, I believe was around December 3. So low on provisions, so I cannot even imagine what they['ve] been through," one of DiTomasso's daughters, Natalie DiTomasso, told CBS News in a report published on Wednesday morning. 

According to the Coast Guard, Atrevida II was found without fuel and power, leaving its radios and navigation equipment inoperable. Natalie DiTomasso told CBS News that the generator wasn't working.

Another one of Joe DiTomasso's daughters called her father "notorious for losing his cellphone or his charger."

"So in the beginning, we weren't super stressed. We just thought 'typical dad' and then, as it got closer to this past weekend is when we really became concerned," Nina DiTommaso told CBS News. 

Hyde and Joe DiTomasso were being brought to New York City aboard the Silver Muna, the Coast Guard said. There they were expected to be transferred to a Coast Guard vessel for further evaluation and reunited with family and friends. 

"Of course, we have a lot of questions that I am sure my dad will be telling the story about for years to come, but most importantly, we are just so happy and thankful he is safe," Natalie DiTommaso told CBS News.