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The Australian Navy joined an international rescue mission for an Indian sailor who suffered a serious back injury when his yacht was damaged by a storm off Western Australia during a race around the world. world.
The skipper solo Abhilash Tomy sent a satellite message received on Saturday, saying: "ACTIVATED EPIRB. CANT WALK. COULD NEED STRETCHER, "said the organizers of the Golden Globe Race.
A following message read as follows: "CAN MOVE TOES. FEEL NUMB. CAN NOT EAT OR DRINK. TOUGH 2 REACH GRAB BAG. "
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority, which is coordinating the rescue after dismantling Tomy's 10-meter vessel, said the vessel was about 3,500 km west of Perth "in distant seas and in bad weather ".
The distressed vessel was spotted at weekends by a number of planes deployed to assist with rescue operations, confirmed the authority.
"Having initially contacted the race officials via his SMS sent by his tracker, the boater activated his distress beacon Saturday noon AEST to help the rescue to locate it," said the authority Monday.
"Amsa asked a French patrol boat, FPV Osiris, to react, which should happen later in the day. The Royal Navy's HMAS Ballarat has also been tasked, but it will take several days to reach the yacht in distress.
Amsa also loaded a P-8A Poseidon aircraft from the Royal Australian Air Force and a civilian Global Express aircraft from Australia. The Indian Armed Forces support searches with an additional P-8 aircraft. "
HMAS Ballarat left Perth on Saturday night to join Adelaide-based P-8A Poseidon, which was deployed on Reunion Island in France to help with the search, said the Australian Defense Force.
"These ADF resources are well suited to undertake search and rescue missions at sea during extreme weather conditions," he said.
Tomy became the first Indian to travel around the world in 2013, according to his website.
