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Tag: Andrew Halcrow

  • Monday, March 10th 2014 - 06:30 UTC

    Chilean navy helicopter rescues British yachtsman west of Cape Horn

    Halcrow with the 'Elsi Arrub' lost propulsion in the midst of a storm. He is now safe and sound in Punta Arenas

    British yachtsman who was trying to sail by himself non-stop around the world has been rescued by Chile’s navy and is currently in Punta Arenas. The 54-year-old Andrew Halcrow was forced to give up his second attempt to circumnavigate the globe after the mast on his yacht broke in a storm west of Cape Horn.