Sailor rescued from damaged vessel 600 miles out at sea

A sailor onboard a critically damaged yacht , around 600 nautical miles out at sea, was saved as part of a two-day rescue operation led by HM Coastguard. Thanks to knowing what to do in an emergency and having the right equipment onboard, it was much easier for the sailor to be successfully located and rescued. The first beacon alert was received by HM Coastguard at around 11.30am on Thursday, 2 November . The solo sailor activated the beacon while in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Cornwall. In the midst of Storm Ciarán the vessel had lost its mast and was taking on water. Air assets and vessels in the vicinity were requested to head to the distress position to provide assistance . Due to the position of the yacht and the weather in the Atlantic , the first responding vessel estimated their arrival to be around 2 0 hours later . D espite this, they changed course and proceeded . W ith the correct safety equipment onboard the yacht , the sailor was able to keep communicat