Two gillnet boat captains credited with rescuing commercial fisherman Woody Pahl said luck – including a piece of floating debris and the presence of an extra crewman – was critical to Pahl’s survival, despite the proximity of their boats to Pahl’s as it sank in storm-tossed seas Sunday night.

“I can’t explain it. I’m just glad everything worked out,” said Chris Olsen, skipper of the fishing boat Gabriella, whose deckhand Blake Ward helped fish Pahl…