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Bermuda rescue pair due back home Bermuda rescue pair arrive home
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A couple rescued from their yacht after being stuck for 40 days off the Bermuda coast are due back on dry land. 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 is due to dock in Amsterdam on Sunday evening. 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.
Food supplies
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 because the rudder fault meant the vessel would only move in circles. 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."