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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 up Alain Delord 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, water and a survival suit to the 63-year-old, but his location was too remote for a helicopter rescue. | The BBC's Nick Bryant in Sydney says Australian authorities were able to drop food, water and a survival suit to the 63-year-old, but his location was too remote for a helicopter rescue. |
| Mr Delord was uninjured and said to be in reasonable spirits, he adds. | Mr Delord was uninjured and said to be in reasonable spirits, he adds. |
| The cruise ship Orion was on its way back from the Antarctic when it answered the distress call, making a 50-hour diversion to pick him up. | The cruise ship Orion was on its way back from the Antarctic when it answered the distress call, making a 50-hour diversion to pick him up. |
| The experienced French sailor's personal website shows that he was following the route taken by the Vendee Globe race, but was not a registered competitor. | The experienced French sailor's personal website shows that he was following the route taken by the Vendee Globe race, but was not a registered competitor. |
| The race, founded by French sailor Philippe Jeantot in 1989, is held every four years. | |
| Competitors race from France and then around the world in the seas around the Antarctic. | Competitors race from France and then around the world in the seas around the Antarctic. |
| It is seen as a test of human endurance. | It is seen as a test of human endurance. |
| In 1997 Frenchman Thierry Dubois and Briton Tony Bullimore were both rescued by the Australian navy after running into trouble in the Southern Ocean during the race. | In 1997 Frenchman Thierry Dubois and Briton Tony Bullimore were both rescued by the Australian navy after running into trouble in the Southern Ocean during the race. |