 The trials in its 10th week, it was only expected to last six. Dave Packer, ABC News, New York. A New Jersey commercial fisherman and his son rescued a man who had been swept out to sea from a New York City beach more than five miles away. Pete Ordain had been treading water for hours before he was found in open water about two miles off New Jersey's Sandy Hook. On the other side of the entrance to New York Harbor, back on dry land, Ordain was examined by professionals and found to be in good condition. Chuck Sievertson, ABC News.