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| A solo Indian yachtsman trapped in his bunk by a serious back injury thousands of miles from land has been rescued. | A solo Indian yachtsman trapped in his bunk by a serious back injury thousands of miles from land has been rescued. |
| Abhilash Tomy, a competitor in the Golden Globe round-the-world race, was badly injured when his vessel was damaged in a storm that tore off its mast on Friday 2,200 miles (3,500km) from western Australia. | |
| Race organisers said the 39-year-old Indian navy commander had been “incapacitated on his bunk”. | Race organisers said the 39-year-old Indian navy commander had been “incapacitated on his bunk”. |
| An international rescue mission involving the Australian maritime authorities, a French fisheries patrol vessel and the Indian navy had been trying to rescue the sailor. | An international rescue mission involving the Australian maritime authorities, a French fisheries patrol vessel and the Indian navy had been trying to rescue the sailor. |
| They declared success on Monday. “Tomy rescued safely,” tweeted an Indian navy spokesman. | They declared success on Monday. “Tomy rescued safely,” tweeted an Indian navy spokesman. |
| Rescuers had been unable to make direct contact with Tomy as his main satellite phone was damaged, and his injury meant he was unable to reach a second satellite phone or his handheld VHF radio. | Rescuers had been unable to make direct contact with Tomy as his main satellite phone was damaged, and his injury meant he was unable to reach a second satellite phone or his handheld VHF radio. |
| Two P8 Poseidons – one from the Australian air force and another from the Indian military – flew over the yacht on Sunday. | Two P8 Poseidons – one from the Australian air force and another from the Indian military – flew over the yacht on Sunday. |
| Fears had been growing for Tomy’s safety as conditions in the isolated region can be treacherous, with strong winds and high waves buffeting the yacht and rescue vessels. | Fears had been growing for Tomy’s safety as conditions in the isolated region can be treacherous, with strong winds and high waves buffeting the yacht and rescue vessels. |
| India’s defence minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, tweeted that Tomy was “conscious and doing okay”. She said the ship would shift him to a nearby island by evening and that later the Indian navy’s frigate “will take him to Mauritius for medical attention”. | |
| Phil Gaden, an Australian Maritime Safety Authority search and rescue officer, said: “It’s going to be a very difficult situation onboard … The yacht is severely damaged with gear hanging over the side. | |
| “We do know he’s got a very severely injured back and we believe that he’s very restricted in his ability to manoeuvre. We also know he’s having difficulty keeping fluids down.” | |
| The Golden Globe involves a gruelling 30,000-mile solo circumnavigation of the globe in yachts similar to those used in the first race 50 years ago, with no modern technology allowed except the communications equipment. | The Golden Globe involves a gruelling 30,000-mile solo circumnavigation of the globe in yachts similar to those used in the first race 50 years ago, with no modern technology allowed except the communications equipment. |
| Tomy’s yacht, Thuriya, is a replica of Robin Knox-Johnston’s Suhaili, winner of the first Golden Globe. | Tomy’s yacht, Thuriya, is a replica of Robin Knox-Johnston’s Suhaili, winner of the first Golden Globe. |
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