A British Royal Air Force rowing team have been rescued bythe crew of the 31,872-dwt Hedvig Bulker (built 2011), and brought back to dryland.
The rescue some 46 days into the 2,982 mile Talisker WhiskyAtlantic Challenge race from Spainto Antigua came after the rudder of the four person-team’s boat broke some 1,560miles northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
After exhausting all efforts to fix it in heavy seas,running low on food and water, and near to losing all electronics, the team ofJane McIntosh, Warren Burns, Howard Raw and Elizabeth Beauchamp called for helpon their satellite phone.
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