Skipper found safe and well
The
skipper of the yacht ‘C’est la Vie’ has just reported that he has heard the
broadcast action being made by HM Coastguard and that he is safe and well 25
miles south west of the Isles of Scilly.
The
sailor had been reported as overdue by his shore contact and the French and
British Coastguard had been trying to reach him since. Due to the weather
conditions, he had to tack further to the west and it had therefore taken much
longer than he had hoped to reach the Scillies. He had been out of radio
contact range and without a mobile signal for quite some time but as soon as he
sailed closer to land he heard the broadcast and contacted the Coastguard.
Dai
Jones, Controller for HM Coastguard said:
“We
were concerned for the skipper’s safety and so we’re really pleased that he has
been in contact to tell us that he is safe and well. Being able to broadcast
continuously can pay dividends and in this case it really helped us to locate
him. We had worked out that the sailor could be somewhere around the Isles of
Scilly by considering the weather conditions and what passage he would have
been likely to take. It really was a case of putting ourselves in the skipper’s
shoes.
“C’est
La Vie is due to arrive into Falmouth tomorrow afternoon.