MAN RESCUED FROM DISMASTED TRIMARAN IN CHANNEL

A sailor has been rescued from a battered and dismasted trimaran found this morning 18 miles south of Portland.

Coastguards coordinating the search for a trimaran in the channel overnight were contacted by the British naval vessel HMS St Albans shortly before 4am, reporting they were standing by a dismasted trimaran with one person visible on top of the damaged vessel.  The RNLI all weather lifeboat from Weymouth went to the scene and has recovered a man from the damaged vessel and it is reported that there was only one person on board.  

The search began on Monday evening after a VHF radio Mayday call was heard in the area.

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