An 86-year-old man and his dog were rescued from a disabled sailboat drifting hundreds of miles off the California coast after he had not been heard from for more than two months.

The man was sailing from Astoria, Oregon, to Pago Pago, American Samoa, when contact with him was lost Aug. 20, the U.S. Coast Guard announced Friday.

Authorities were alerted Oct. 24 that he was overdue, launching a search for him and his sailboat, the Willow Wind.