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Bermuda rescue pair arrive home | |
(about 18 hours later) | |
A couple rescued from their yacht after being stuck for 40 days off the Bermuda coast have arrived back on dry land. | |
Stuart Armstrong, 51, from Stockport and his partner Andrea Davison, 48, from Newcastle, got into difficulty when their yacht's rudder broke. | Stuart Armstrong, 51, from Stockport and his partner Andrea Davison, 48, from Newcastle, got into difficulty when their yacht's rudder broke. |
Mr Armstrong and Miss Davison were rescued by the Italian tanker Indian Point, which docked in Amsterdam on Sunday evening. | |
Mr Armstrong said they were looking forward to seeing their families. | Mr Armstrong said they were looking forward to seeing their families. |
The pair had been working in the Mediterranean for the summer and planned to sail to the Caribbean for the winter. | The pair had been working in the Mediterranean for the summer and planned to sail to the Caribbean for the winter. |
They were stranded when the rudder fault meant the vessel would only move in circles. | |
Mr Armstrong added: "We spent the next 40 days dragging things from one side of the boat to the other and using makeshift rudders. | Mr Armstrong added: "We spent the next 40 days dragging things from one side of the boat to the other and using makeshift rudders. |
"We were rescued on the last day of our food and drink supplies, but we don't have a scratch or a bruise on us." | "We were rescued on the last day of our food and drink supplies, but we don't have a scratch or a bruise on us." |
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