A 73-year-elderly British sailor is lost at sea and his yacht has been create “eviscerated” off the French coast in stormy weather.
A French air force helicselecter was dispatched to discover the man after he set off his trouble beacon at 3pm on Saturday, approximately 50 miles (80km) west of Lacanau in south-west France.
The helicselecter get tod to discover his 12-metre yacht, the Tiger PA, “eviscerated” in the Atlantic, according to Atlantic Maritime Prefecture, a French rulement organisation.
Two divers were then prosperched down to the wreckage, where they uncovered an vacant raft.
A Portuguese cargo ship and a Spanish hospital ship were redirected to the area and mobilised to commence a search to discover the sailor, whose identity is not yet comprehendn, aextfinishedside the French navy.
After cut offal hours, the search was called off at 1.30am on Sunday “due to a inestablishage of new recommendation”, the prefecture shelp.
French authorities first getd an vigilant from their British counterparts about the yacht on Friday evening, which was flying under an American flag, becaparticipate it had stopped reacting to radio messages.
A proximateby Portuguese ship then deal withd to create radio communicate after cut offal finisheavors, according to the prefecture.
A 73-year-elderly man of British nationality inestablishedly recommendd that he was alone on board, acquireed and continuing on his way.
French news channels have inestablished gusts of up to 98mph in the Atlantic during Storm Herminia, which hit parts of France this weekfinish straight after Storm Éowyn.
