Once again Falmouth Coastguard in its role as international incident coordinator is in volved in a rescue attempt to help a solo yacthswoman aboard her yacht in bad weather off Cape Horn. In addition to a broken boom and rudder the yacht has a fouled propeller. Assistance from a Chilean fishing boat, thought to be the nearest vessel, is being coordinated by Falmouth CG via American and Chilean Coastguards.
Yachtswoman Jean Socrates, has been sailing her boat Nereida singlehanded for some time now on an epic solo circumnavigation of the globe. Her solo, nonstop circumnavigation - originally started 10th October 2009 from Lanzarote, Canaries... to be re-started in October 2010 from Victoria, B.C.
Update: The Chilean fishing vessel now has the boat under tow and is heading for Puerto Williams, in Tierra del Feugo with Falmouth Coastguard providing invaluable assistance liaising between the coastguards of three countries and amateur radio hams.
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