Sailing is covered with the Atlantic Ocean, and 62 -year -old sailors were trapped in the boat for 16 hours of miracles to survive

Jimu Journalist Song Qingying

Intern Yang Xingnan

According to BBC reported on August 4, a 62 -year -old French sailor drove a sailboat, and even the boat was covered in the Atlantic. The sailor was trapped under the boat for 16 hours and miracle was rescued.

French crew driving sailing boat overflows

At 8:23 pm local time on August 1st, a signal of help from the sea area of ​​22.5 kilometers near the cashi islands near the Galician islands in northwestern Spain.

After receiving the signal by the Spanish Coast Guard, a rescue ship and three helicopters carrying five divers were dispatched to find signal sources. Soon after, the rescue team found a 12 -meter -long sailing boat and was over the sea.

The rescue team then heard a knocking from the ship, realizing that someone was trapped in the cabin. However, due to the strong wind and waves at the sea and difficulty in rescue at night, the rescue team suspended rescue that night, but the buoyancy ball was installed on the ship to prevent the hull from sinking.

Rescue team rescue sailor

In the early morning of the 2nd, two divers swimming under the hull, and they were surprised to find that the 62 -year -old French sailor was still alive. At that time, he was wearing a club rubber life jacket, and the water in the cabin had not reached his knees. With the assistance of the rescue staff, the sailors could swim out of the water by themselves.

Rescuers said that the sailor had been trapped underwater for 16 hours, and he survived in the case of "almost impossible".

The crew has been rescued and was sent to the hospital for further examination by the helicopter of the rescue team.

(Picture source: Reuters)

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