Spanish sailor Sanso awaits rescue after capsize
- Published: 4 Feb 2013 at 04.44
- Online news: Sports
Spanish sailor Javier Sanso capsized on Sunday and was waiting to be rescued as he sees his bid to finish the Vendee Globe threatened, some 500 nautical miles west of Madeira, Portugal, race organisers announced on Sunday.
Spain's skipper Javier Sanso in Les Sables d'Olonne, western France, on November 10, 2012. Sanso capsized on Sunday and was waiting to be rescued as he sees his bid to finish the Vendee Globe threatened, some 500 nautical miles west of Madeira, Portugal, race organisers announced on Sunday.
"At 11h49 French time (10h49 GMT), two distress beacons were triggered and a rescue helicopter has been sent," read a statement on the Vendee Globe website.
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