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MIRACLE: Few expected Tony Bullimore to be alive under his storm-tossed yacht. But Bullimore is no ordinary sailor. Shipwreck as a human predicament is in a class by itself. And the story of veteran British yachtsman Tony Bullimore, who huddled inside his overturned boat for four days with icy water...

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Published inThe Ottawa citizen (1986)
Main Author Geoffrey Lee Martin and John Keegan
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ottawa, Ont Postmedia Network Inc 10.01.1997
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SYDNEY, Australia
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Summary:MIRACLE: Few expected Tony Bullimore to be alive under his storm-tossed yacht. But Bullimore is no ordinary sailor. Shipwreck as a human predicament is in a class by itself. And the story of veteran British yachtsman Tony Bullimore, who huddled inside his overturned boat for four days with icy water pouring through a smashed window, surely ranks as one of the most dramatic sea rescues ever. But at 8 p.m. Wednesday Ottawa time, the Australian frigate HMAS Adelaide reached Bullimore's yacht Global Exide Challenger, which had capsized 2,700 kilometres southwest of Perth, Australia on Sunday.
ISSN:0839-3222