Australian man rescued after being adrift three weeks on his yacht
Australian man rescued after being adrift three weeks on his yacht
PHUKET: — Marine police has rescued an Australian man who was adrift for three weeks on his yacht after its engine broke down on his way from Australia to Phuket.
Rocky Donald, 52, was rescued Saturday evening abut 5.5 kilometres off Patong Beach.
A marine police boat pulled the yacht to Chalong Bay pier to have the engine fixed.
Donald said his yacht’ engine broke down three weeks ago while he was sailing to Phuket. He said he could not earlier send out SOS messages due to storms in the sea.
He had to live o rain waters and instant noodle after his foods and drinks had run out.
He managed to contact a fishing boat on Saturday and the fishing boat alerted the marine police to launch the rescue operation.
– The Nation 2006-11-26
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