Australian rescue under way for French yachtsman
- Published: 19 Jan 2013 at 16.45
- Online news: Asia
An Antarctic cruise ship was on Saturday racing to rescue a French yachtsman who had abandoned his boat and was drifting in a life raft hundreds of nautical miles off Australia's southern island of Tasmania.
This file photo, released on December 27, 2010 by Rolex, shows a yacht heading towards a storm front near the Bass Strait. An Antarctic cruise ship was on Saturday racing to rescue a French yachtsman who had abandoned his boat and was drifting in a life raft hundreds of nautical miles off Australia's southern island of Tasmania.
Australian authorities are coordinating the rescue of the round-the-world sailor, who was forced to leave his yacht after it lost its mast and sustained damage to the hull in rough conditions on Friday.
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