CANBERRA, Australia — A French ship on Monday rescued an Indian sailor who was injured in the remote southern Indian Ocean when his sailboat lost its mast in a storm during a round-the-world solo yacht race, officials said. India’s defence minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, tweeted that it was “a sense of relief to know that naval officer” Abhilash Tomy was “rescued by the French fishing vessel. He's resting in the sickbay of the ship“He has been pulled out on a stretcher by a French fishing vessel. “He’s resting in the sickbay of the ship.”Sharma said the rescue operation involved the Royal Australian Navy, the French vessel and India’s navy. Another sailor in the Golden Globe Race, Irishman Gregor McGuckin, also lost his mast on Friday near Tomy and will also be rescued, Gaden said.

Source: National Post September 24, 2018 06:46 UTC