British sailor rescued at sea in failed world record attempt to cross Atlantic in smallest boat ever
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A Lancashire sailor has been rescued at sea in a failed world record attempt to cross the Atlantic in a 4ft boat.Andrew Bedwell was pulled in by the Canadian Coast Guard (CCGS) after his record-breaking crossing attempt came to an abrupt end just two days into the voyage.The 100cm vessel Big C V2 ran into technical problems approximately 75 nautical miles east of Newfoundland's Bay de Verde Peninsula on June 5.Mr Bedwell, who departed from St John's at midday on June 3, was safely recovered by the crew of CCGS Sacred Bay.
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Andrew is fine and back on land.
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More updates when we can."Coast Guard officials received notification that the small sailing vessel required assistance at approximately 9:30am local time on the Friday morning.The rescue ship Sacred Bay was immediately dispatched from Old Perlican to reach the stricken craft, which was positioned...
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