Couple on a sailboat trapped in bad weather - Inside Passage
 

Great article about this couple stuck in an anchorage in the Inside
Passage with no communication, so he had to make a weather fax out of
a radio and some spare boat parts!

http://yachtpals.com/story/tin-can-weatherfax

There is a link at the bottom of the story about you can make your
own.

Funny story!