Dramatic story with a happy ending: the crew of a supertanker Seaways Reymar changed course to come to the aid of the English sailor.
This story was written, all the British Newspapers. The Englishman (name not reported) on a small yacht (name also withheld) was in a severe storm in the Atlantic and lost their mast.
The signal sent to the emergency beacon, received the British and French rescue services, but the problem was that the yacht was too far from European shores more than five hundred nautical miles. To send rescue helicopters was impossible.
Fortunately, responded to the call of the captain of a supertanker Seaways Reymar. 229-meter ship changed course, and after 8 hours the victim boat was discovered. The Englishman, despite 5-foot waves, picked up on Board. Then the tanker continued the journey to the United States. In General, a happy end.
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