A woman was stranded in the ocean for 12 hours. A novice boat captain saved her

LOS ANGELES — An extraordinary water rescue off the coast of Marina del Rey last month started with a pod of dolphins.

Or maybe it really began with a hernia and a new hobby.

Either way, the maiden open-water voyage of Khosrow Khosravani aboard his new sailboat took an unexpected turn in late September when he saw a single hand reaching up from the frigid waters of the Pacific Ocean.

A month after hoisting a naked, shivering woman onto the deck of his 25-foot boat, Khosravani still marvels at all that led him to being in the