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Dorset dinghy sailor rescued after trying to sail to US | Dorset dinghy sailor rescued after trying to sail to US |
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A sailor was rescued three miles off the coast of Dorset after trying to sail to the US in a 14ft (4.3m) dinghy. | |
The Bulgarian national had set out from Christchurch Harbour on Saturday when a passing yachtsman saw he looked seasick as he ventured into choppy seas. | The Bulgarian national had set out from Christchurch Harbour on Saturday when a passing yachtsman saw he looked seasick as he ventured into choppy seas. |
Initially, the man refused help, but was eventually dragged on to an RNLI lifeboat and brought to shore. | Initially, the man refused help, but was eventually dragged on to an RNLI lifeboat and brought to shore. |
The RNLI said the man, whose only navigational aid was a street map of Southampton, faced certain death. | The RNLI said the man, whose only navigational aid was a street map of Southampton, faced certain death. |
Pete Dadds, lifeboat crewman, said the man spoke in broken English and told them he had bought the dinghy earlier in the day. | Pete Dadds, lifeboat crewman, said the man spoke in broken English and told them he had bought the dinghy earlier in the day. |
'You will die' | 'You will die' |
It was not clear why he was trying to cross the Atlantic but he did have a US visa among his belongings. | It was not clear why he was trying to cross the Atlantic but he did have a US visa among his belongings. |
Mr Dadds said: "He was very stubborn, he kept saying 'no, no, I'm OK, I want to carry on'. | Mr Dadds said: "He was very stubborn, he kept saying 'no, no, I'm OK, I want to carry on'. |
"He was taking on a lot of water - he was sodden. We said to him 'if you stay out here you will die'. | "He was taking on a lot of water - he was sodden. We said to him 'if you stay out here you will die'. |
"It was an absolute mess. He was violently sick overboard and his temperature started dropping so we got him back. I was cuddling him trying to keep him warm." | "It was an absolute mess. He was violently sick overboard and his temperature started dropping so we got him back. I was cuddling him trying to keep him warm." |
Once on shore, the man was taken to hospital suffering from the effects of the cold. | Once on shore, the man was taken to hospital suffering from the effects of the cold. |
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