RAF helps rescue sailor from stricken yacht in stormy Atlantic seas
410Footage shows the moment two RAF aircraft go to the rescue of a distressed sailor after his yacht lost its mast in stormy seas – 700 nautical miles away from land in the Atlantic Ocean.
RAF crews located the sailor midway between the UK and Greenland as his stricken yacht struggled in six-metre-high waves, before dropping specialist rescue equipment including an inflatable life raft and survival gear, by parachute.
The crews later helped merchant ships locate the yacht and bring the sailor to safety.
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