SYDNEY - A Canadian sailor has been rescued off the coast of southwest Australia after his boat broke apart in rough seas.An Australian maritime official says Paul Lim ran into trouble when the engine on his yacht broke away as he battled 10-metre waves and winds of 50 kilometres per hour in the Southern Ocean.
The sixty-two-year-old man activated the emergency beacon on his 9.5-metre craft on Monday and waited for help in the stormy seas, about 140 nautical miles southwest of Cape Leeuwin on Australia's southwestern tip.
Lim told Australian broadcaster ABC News on Tuesday that he couldn't believe how quickly he was rescued.
"When I switched it on I thought well, in a couple of days I might get a response if I'm lucky,"
A search-and-rescue helicopter dropped a radio and an extra life raft to Lim and rescue officials sent out a broadcast to ships in the area for help.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Canadian sailor rescued off southwest Australian coast after yacht breaks apart
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