Four days alone, surviving on wits FINAL Edition
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...
Saved in:
Published in | The Ottawa citizen (1986) |
---|---|
Main Author | |
Format | Newspaper Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Ottawa, Ont
Postmedia Network Inc
10.01.1997
|
Subjects | |
Online Access | Get full text |
Cover
Loading…
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 |