Prominent sailor Jon Sanders has been rescued from his stricken yacht off Western Australia’s Gascoyne coast after it started taking on water.
The cabin of Mr. Sanders’ yacht started to fill with water 6 miles off the coast, north of Kalbarri, and the vessel had to be left behind.
Authorities were notified of the situation after Mr. Sanders activated his EPIRB device.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority coordinated the search with a rescue plane and two merchant vessels.
Mr. Sanders was recovered safe and well and is understood to be resting in Geraldton after making landfall just before 5:00am. Read More
