Monday, February 23, 2009

British couple held for 40 days on the high seas.

Italian oil tanker rescued in the Atlantic Ocean, a British couple, terpevshuyu distress after breakage yachts, February 23, writes The Guardian. Men and women held in high seas, 40-year-old Stuart dney.51 Armstrong and 48-year-old Andrea Davidson tried to cross the Atlantic Ocean on a yacht. They went from Kapan Verde to Antigua. January 9, when they were nearly two thousand kilometers from the point of destination, they have jammed steering wheel, resulting in a yacht has become a swim in circles.
They tried to ask for help to rescue from the Coast Guard in the U.S., but they said that the British are too far from American shores. The Americans handed over the request for assistance to the crew of the tanker Indian Point. February 18, due to half rescue operation Armtrong and Davidson were on board sudna.1 March are due to arrive in Amsterdam. Armstrong said that at first they were not afraid because it was on board the yacht enough food and water. Nevertheless, according to his companion, they understood that remain intact during a storm just by luck.

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