On September 13, 2010, Patricia Carden gave birth four weeks early while she and her partner, Jerry Linville, were sailing from Jacksonville to Key West through bad weather. (Carden believes that the choppy water kicked off her labor.)
The parents were able to pinpoint their son’s birth location (approx. 28 miles offshore) by checking the GPS coordinates. This then inspired them to give him the unique first name Bearing.
Sources:
- “Baby gets name after his birth on stormy sea.” Today.com 1 Oct. 2010.
- “Rock-a-boat baby: The miracle premature boy born on storm-tossed seas as his parents battled to reach shore.” Daily Mail 2 Oct. 2010.
Image: Adapted from Miami-Dade County, FL, USA by Rodolfo L. Hernandez under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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