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| Abhilash Tomy: Australian plane joins rescue mission to save injured Indian sailor | Abhilash Tomy: Australian plane joins rescue mission to save injured Indian sailor |
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| A plane has been sent from Perth to remote waters in the southern Indian Ocean where an Indian sailor is believed to be badly injured, organisers of a yacht race say. | A plane has been sent from Perth to remote waters in the southern Indian Ocean where an Indian sailor is believed to be badly injured, organisers of a yacht race say. |
| Solo skipper Abhilash Tomy sent a satellite text message that was received on Saturday, saying: “ACTIVATED EPIRB. CANT WALK. MIGHT NEED STRETCHER”, Golden Globe Race organisers said. | Solo skipper Abhilash Tomy sent a satellite text message that was received on Saturday, saying: “ACTIVATED EPIRB. CANT WALK. MIGHT NEED STRETCHER”, Golden Globe Race organisers said. |
| A subsequent message read: “CAN MOVE TOES. FEEL NUMB. CAN’T EAT OR DRINK. TOUGH 2 REACH GRAB BAG”. | A subsequent message read: “CAN MOVE TOES. FEEL NUMB. CAN’T EAT OR DRINK. TOUGH 2 REACH GRAB BAG”. |
| Race organisers said an executive jet from Perth would reach the area of Tomy’s yacht, about 3,000km south-west of the city on Sunday. | Race organisers said an executive jet from Perth would reach the area of Tomy’s yacht, about 3,000km south-west of the city on Sunday. |
| The crew would try to make radio contact with the 39-year-old naval officer and assess the damage. | The crew would try to make radio contact with the 39-year-old naval officer and assess the damage. |
| The Australian Maritime Safety Authority is coordinating the rescue, after Tomy’s yacht was damaged in a storm during the round-the-world race. | The Australian Maritime Safety Authority is coordinating the rescue, after Tomy’s yacht was damaged in a storm during the round-the-world race. |
| An AMSA spokesman said they had arranged for a nearby French fisheries patrol vessel to go to the scene. | An AMSA spokesman said they had arranged for a nearby French fisheries patrol vessel to go to the scene. |
| Race organisers said a search and rescue plane and a Perth-based navy frigate would also help in the rescue. | Race organisers said a search and rescue plane and a Perth-based navy frigate would also help in the rescue. |
| An Indian navy stealth frigate, operating in the Indian Ocean, has also been diverted for the rescue mission along with an Indian tanker and military plane, according to race organisers. | An Indian navy stealth frigate, operating in the Indian Ocean, has also been diverted for the rescue mission along with an Indian tanker and military plane, according to race organisers. |
| Other racing yachts may be able to check on the yacht in the meantime. | Other racing yachts may be able to check on the yacht in the meantime. |
| Tomy became the first Indian to circumnavigate the globe when he achieved the feat in 2013, his website says. | Tomy became the first Indian to circumnavigate the globe when he achieved the feat in 2013, his website says. |
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