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Castaways rescued after writing ‘help’ on beach

Three mariners stranded on a deserted remote Pacific island for over a week have been rescued, after using palm fronds to write the word ‘help’ on the beach. The US Coast Guard confirms the three fishermen were rescued on 9 April 2024, following a coordinated rescue effort from Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and the […]

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Sailor survives 14 hours in Pacific Ocean clinging to ‘sea rubbish’

A sailor who fell overboard without a lifejacket survived by clinging to a “piece of sea rubbish”, his son has revealed. Vidam Perevertilov spent 14 hours in the water after he fell off a cargo ship into the Pacific Ocean in the early hours of the morning, according to the BBC News. The 52-year-old credits his […]

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Leisure Marine

Boatbuilder Jim Betts is latest renowned name to back Lia Ditton in Solo Pacific Challenge

Expert team behind Ocean Signal-sponsored athlete grows in force ahead of world-record row attempt from Japan to San Francisco in March 2020 Acclaimed boat builders James Betts Enterprises will build the Antrim-designed ocean rowboat for Lia Ditton’s historic bid to become the first person to row solo across the North Pacific Ocean from land to land. […]