ProDave
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I don't recall any mention of this?
Highland loch searched by coastguard and RNLI after yacht capsizes
Highland loch searched by coastguard and RNLI after yacht capsizes
missing yacht found capsized off Lochinver
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NormanS
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Single-handed yacht believed to have left Ullapool on 13th December. Search on for one man.
dunedin
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Oh dear, very sad if that is the case
NormanS
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Now reckoned to be a Russian "round the world yachtsman".
KevinV
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Famous Russian sailor 'feared dead off coast' after disappearing
This says he went missing in the North Sea from the 21st though - I'm not sure how that tallies with where this boat was found? Entirely possible they don't know their North Atlantic from their North Sea I guess.
LittleSister
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Says last heard of in North Sea on the 21st Dec. That wouldn't necessarily be inconsistent with getting to Lochinver by this week, but it is inconsistent with the suggestion that this sunken boat left Ullapool on 13th December (reported in NormanS's post #4).
Nice looking boat in the Mirror's Russian story pics.
dunedin
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Try the BBC News site - Man missing in Loch Inver yacht wreckage is Russian sailor
Seem confident about the boat and having departed Ullapool
RunAgroundHard
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Sad that an intrepid adventurer has been lost at sea, I assume.
Crazy place to keep the liferaft, on the rat lines, rigging.
Crazy place to keep the liferaft, on the rat lines, rigging.
Frank Holden
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Liferaft is actually secured on the stbd quarter - a very sensible place.
RunAgroundHard
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Indeed, thanks for pointing that out.
Supertramp
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It's a Colin Archer design although that is no guarantee of how well built it was. A design well suited to heavy weather and coastal sailing, if not marina berthing.
Very sad
Pump-Out
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One interesting factor:
A Russian Naval reservist, and former submariner, trolling around that area unsupervised must raise some eyebrows.....
A Russian Naval reservist, and former submariner, trolling around that area unsupervised must raise some eyebrows.....
dunedin
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Let’s hope he was picked up by a friendly submarine surfacing to meet him. But that seems an unlikely scenario
Chiara’s slave
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I don’t think we really want a Russian sub around there do we? I daresay the lads at RAF Lossie would spot that, at least.
Mark-1
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I initially chuckled but after a small amount of reflection it's not exactly tin foil hat levels of paranoia to think he was cruising an area where submarines are based and exercise with an eye to provide photos and notes of movements up the chain.
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NormanS
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Imaginations are running riot.
Stemar
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Cue Viago to explain how the spy peace-loving yacht was sunk by the dastardly RN...
Seriously, I hope he's OK, but it does seem unlikely.
Seriously, I hope he's OK, but it does seem unlikely.
Chiara’s slave
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Viago is even more scared of the dastardly SBS. As he should be,
Sea Change
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I think the RN subs in that area are a bit too busy rediscovering the exact location of the Isle of Skye to go chasing after Russians.
RunAgroundHard
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A sailor is missing, assumed dead, not really a thread for joking about on.
Perhaps keep the speculation to the usual analysis of what could have gone wrong.
The sailor previously lost the rigging in the North Atlantic, shipped a lot of water, almost was lost at sea. He managed to self rescue and sail to Ullapool.
After returning to Russia, he raised funds to fix the boat and go to sea again. He appears to be a tough bloke with resolve. The sea thought otherwise.
No doubt there will be an investigation.
Perhaps keep the speculation to the usual analysis of what could have gone wrong.
The sailor previously lost the rigging in the North Atlantic, shipped a lot of water, almost was lost at sea. He managed to self rescue and sail to Ullapool.
After returning to Russia, he raised funds to fix the boat and go to sea again. He appears to be a tough bloke with resolve. The sea thought otherwise.
No doubt there will be an investigation.