Nine months after two Florida teens disappeared at sea, their capsized boat was discovered some 100 miles off of the Bermuda Coast with both its battery and ignition mysteriously switched off.</ div>
Sailing with their shirts off and without a care in the world, this footage shows the moment the two 14-year-olds who vanished off the Florida coast set off on their doomed fishing trip.
The video shows Perry Cohen and Austin Stephanos sailing to one of their homes to pick up supplies before heading out into the Atlantic Ocean.
In one shot, they pass by a home with a security camera, which captures the final moment they were seen together alive.
Earlier on Friday it emerged that a pilot searching for the boys two days after they went missing claims he spotted one of them desperately waving for help as he floated on a piece of debris.
Bobby Smith was flying over the coast of Georgia on July 26 with his granddaughter when he is certain he spotted two white pieces of debris tied together with an orange life jacket.
He descended to 200ft and saw a boy laying down on the debris while waving his hands over his head, according to a new report released by officials.
After noting down the GPS coordinates and taking a grainy photograph, the pilot climbed back to 1,500ft so he could radio in his discovery to the Coast Guard.
However, when Mr Smith descended again he was unable to see the boy, and the Coast Guard could not find him either.
The new revelation came after an ominous last Snapchat sent from the boys was revealed and fears were raised by Perry's parents that the boat may have been sabotaged.
Daily Mail Online can also reveal that the original lead investigator on the search was demoted and replaced halfway through the investigation and has since left the authority altogether. Officials refused to explain why but insisted he took a lower rank voluntarily.
Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen leave on fishing trip
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA — Nine months after two Florida teens vanished at sea, a Norwegian freighter spotted their 19-foot Seacraft capsized miles from the Bermuda coast. The finding has revealed new clues about their disappearance.
Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen, both 14, were last seen leaving Florida's Jupiter Inlet on July 24, 2015 for a fishing excursion off Florida's coast. The teens disappeared that afternoon as a large storm hit the area.
Months later, the teens' capsized boat was discovered about 100 miles off of the Bermuda coast, reported CNN. According to investigators, the boat's battery switch and ignition had been intentionally switched off before the vessel capsized. The battery switch is reportedly difficult to get to and can't be maneuvered by natural forces like wind or currents, suggesting that someone manually shut them off.
According to the Palm Beach Post, there are various reasons for why Stephanos and Cohen may have turned off the switch and ignition. The teens may have switched them off in order to conserve energy. Both the bilge pump, which pumps out water, and the radio are powered by the battery. They may have also stopped to visit with another boater or just decided to drop anchor. However, it's also possible that a third party may have switched them off, which would indicate there was foul play involved with the teens' disappearance.
Stephanos' iPhone was discovered on board and may hold clues as to what happened to the two missing teens, reported ABC-affiliate WPBF. The iPhone has been a source of tension between the two boys' families. Until recently, Austin Stephanos' father had refused to allow state investigators to inspect the phone in case it ruined his chances of recovering the data.
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