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Remote rescue for British sailors
Two British sailors have been rescued from remote seas almost 2,000 miles west of Australia after their boat sank, coastguards said.
Terence Dwight, 57, and Robert Jones, 45, were plucked from their 30ft (9.1m) timber vessel in 3.5m (11.5ft) waves, after activating an emergency beacon.
They raised the alarm about 1230 BST on Tuesday and were rescued four hours later by a ship diverted to their aid.
They were rescued 1,056 miles (1,700km) west of Australia's Cocos Islands.
The pair were picked up by Panamanian-registered container ship MSC Maria after the Australian Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Canberra were unable to reach them on satellite communications.
The boat, Latitude, had a broken rudder and was taking on water in heavy seas.
We do not call it luck that the pair survived, but rather that they were well-equipped with their safety gear - that is what saved them
Ben Mitchell
Australian Coastguard
As the MSC Maria sailed towards them, a US Orion surveillance aircraft from the military base of Diego Garcia flew overhead.
Australian Coastguard spokesman Ben Mitchell said it was the second most remote rescue it had helped with.
"The two British yachtsmen were in a remote location some 3,471 kilometres [2,157 miles] north-west of Australia when they activated an emergency beacon," he said.
"They had lost their rudder and were taking on water and wanted off their sloop in a hurry because there were three-and-a-half-metre waves and heavy winds.
"We do not call it luck that the pair survived, but rather that they were well-equipped with their safety gear - that is what saved them."
The pair were heading to Indonesia on board the MSC Maria, after abandoning their boat in the Indian Ocean, Mr Mitchell added.
<hr width=100% size=1>Think I'll draw some little rabbits on my head, from a distance they might be mistaken for hairs.
BBC News Web Site:-
Remote rescue for British sailors
Two British sailors have been rescued from remote seas almost 2,000 miles west of Australia after their boat sank, coastguards said.
Terence Dwight, 57, and Robert Jones, 45, were plucked from their 30ft (9.1m) timber vessel in 3.5m (11.5ft) waves, after activating an emergency beacon.
They raised the alarm about 1230 BST on Tuesday and were rescued four hours later by a ship diverted to their aid.
They were rescued 1,056 miles (1,700km) west of Australia's Cocos Islands.
The pair were picked up by Panamanian-registered container ship MSC Maria after the Australian Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Canberra were unable to reach them on satellite communications.
The boat, Latitude, had a broken rudder and was taking on water in heavy seas.
We do not call it luck that the pair survived, but rather that they were well-equipped with their safety gear - that is what saved them
Ben Mitchell
Australian Coastguard
As the MSC Maria sailed towards them, a US Orion surveillance aircraft from the military base of Diego Garcia flew overhead.
Australian Coastguard spokesman Ben Mitchell said it was the second most remote rescue it had helped with.
"The two British yachtsmen were in a remote location some 3,471 kilometres [2,157 miles] north-west of Australia when they activated an emergency beacon," he said.
"They had lost their rudder and were taking on water and wanted off their sloop in a hurry because there were three-and-a-half-metre waves and heavy winds.
"We do not call it luck that the pair survived, but rather that they were well-equipped with their safety gear - that is what saved them."
The pair were heading to Indonesia on board the MSC Maria, after abandoning their boat in the Indian Ocean, Mr Mitchell added.
<hr width=100% size=1>Think I'll draw some little rabbits on my head, from a distance they might be mistaken for hairs.
