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British and Irish rowers safe after capsizing in Atlantic | British and Irish rowers safe after capsizing in Atlantic |
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Five British rowers are adrift in a life raft in the Atlantic Ocean after capsizing while trying to get from Morocco to Barbados, coastguards say. | Five British rowers are adrift in a life raft in the Atlantic Ocean after capsizing while trying to get from Morocco to Barbados, coastguards say. |
The crew, which also included a sixth rower from the Irish Republic, were 27 days into their journey when the 36ft (11m) vessel overturned on Monday. | The crew, which also included a sixth rower from the Irish Republic, were 27 days into their journey when the 36ft (11m) vessel overturned on Monday. |
Coastguards in Falmouth, Cornwall, who are co-ordinating their rescue, said they were "safe and well". | Coastguards in Falmouth, Cornwall, who are co-ordinating their rescue, said they were "safe and well". |
A cargo ship is on its way to rescue them and is due to arrive within hours. | A cargo ship is on its way to rescue them and is due to arrive within hours. |
The crew of the Sara G hit trouble some 500 miles (800 km) from their destination during the Atlantic Odyssey challenge, an attempt to row the Atlantic in less than 30 days. | The crew of the Sara G hit trouble some 500 miles (800 km) from their destination during the Atlantic Odyssey challenge, an attempt to row the Atlantic in less than 30 days. |
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The Atlantic Odyssey website names them as captain Matt Craughwell; father-of-four Ian Rowe, 45; Aodhan Kelly, 26, from Dublin; Simon Brown, 37, a father-of-three from Wiltshire; father-of-two Yaacov Mutnikas and Mark Beaumont, 29, a documentary maker from Perthshire. | The Atlantic Odyssey website names them as captain Matt Craughwell; father-of-four Ian Rowe, 45; Aodhan Kelly, 26, from Dublin; Simon Brown, 37, a father-of-three from Wiltshire; father-of-two Yaacov Mutnikas and Mark Beaumont, 29, a documentary maker from Perthshire. |
UK coastguards, who are co-ordinating their rescue with authorities in Martinique, said the crew had lashed their life raft to the hull of their overturned boat. | UK coastguards, who are co-ordinating their rescue with authorities in Martinique, said the crew had lashed their life raft to the hull of their overturned boat. |
The Nord Taipei, a Panamanian-flagged cargo ship, has been dispatched to rescue them. | The Nord Taipei, a Panamanian-flagged cargo ship, has been dispatched to rescue them. |
And another vessel, the Naparima, is also due to reach the overturned boat's location by 0430 GMT. | And another vessel, the Naparima, is also due to reach the overturned boat's location by 0430 GMT. |
"The shore contact for the Sara G managed to get through to the crew of the boat via satellite phone and ascertained that the boat had capsized," a coastguard spokesman said. | "The shore contact for the Sara G managed to get through to the crew of the boat via satellite phone and ascertained that the boat had capsized," a coastguard spokesman said. |
"They had abandoned to the life raft, which was tethered to the capsized vessel. All crew are said to be safe and well." | "They had abandoned to the life raft, which was tethered to the capsized vessel. All crew are said to be safe and well." |
The Sara G is the latest boat to get into trouble during a transatlantic rowing challenge this winter. | |
In December, British rower Tom Fancett and Tom Sauer, who has dual Dutch and Russian nationality, were rescued by a merchant ship after 10 hours floating in a life raft. | |
Their small boat sank in rough seas some 500 miles south-west of the Canary Islands as they attempted to reach the Bahamas during the Atlantic Ocean Rowing Race. |