An 82-year-old yachtsman adrift in the North Sea refused to be airflifted to safety despite fears he could crash into a gas platform with more than 160 workers on board.[spacer height=”10px”]
The English pensioner’s stricken vessel started drifting towards the North Alwyn oil and gas platform in storm-force conditions, sparking a major rescue operation. But he declined to be flown to safety by two Norwegian helicopters because he did not want to abandon his yacht.[spacer height=”10px”]
The yacht is understood to belong to Julian Mustoe, who has written a book about his circumnavigation of the globe, retracing Charles Darwin’s voyage of The Beagle between 2001 and 2012. Read More
