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| Cruise liner rescues French sailor Alain Delord off Tasmania | Cruise liner rescues French sailor Alain Delord off Tasmania |
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| A French sailor who had spent three days adrift in a life raft in the Southern Ocean off the coast of Tasmania in Australia has been rescued. | A French sailor who had spent three days adrift in a life raft in the Southern Ocean off the coast of Tasmania in Australia has been rescued. |
| A cruise ship picked Alain Delord up on Sunday, said a spokesman for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. | A cruise ship picked Alain Delord up on Sunday, said a spokesman for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. |
| The yachtsman was attempting a solo round-the-world voyage when he ran into trouble on Friday, 500 nautical miles off Australia's island state. | The yachtsman was attempting a solo round-the-world voyage when he ran into trouble on Friday, 500 nautical miles off Australia's island state. |
| The mast on his yacht broke in rough weather forcing him to abandon it. | The mast on his yacht broke in rough weather forcing him to abandon it. |
| The BBC's Nick Bryant in Sydney says Australian authorities were able to drop food and water to the 63-year-old, and he was said to be uninjured and in reasonable spirits. | |
| The cruise ship Orion was on its way back from the Antarctic when it answered the distress call, changing course to pick up Mr Delord. |