Search begins for UK sailor after yacht found ‘eviscerated’ off French coast
The missing 73-year-old set off his distress beacon during stormy weather on Saturday afternoon
A 73-year-old British sailor is lost at sea and his yacht has been found “eviscerated” off the French coast in stormy weather.
A French air force helicopter was dispatched to find the man after he set off his distress beacon at 3pm on Saturday, approximately 50 miles (80km) west of Lacanau in south-west France.
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