A Massachusetts family is recovering after surviving a harrowing ordeal on a desolate island when their boat caught fire, leaving them stranded for more than 30 hours.

A family was rescued Wednesday by the Coast Guard off Cape Cod after their 30-foot pleasure boat caught fire and they were forced to swim to a small island where they sheltered in a barn for almost t...

Then, in a dramatic twist, the son, in his 30s, stumbled onto the boat’s radio while walking along the beach of the island, which he used to make a call for help.