| Description | VG96 - French sailor Thierry Dubois stands on the stern of her capsized yacht Amnesty International in heavy seas at 52° south latitude, closer to Antarctica than Australia, Monday Jan 7th, 1997.Dubois managed to get aboard a life raft dropped to him by an Australian Air Force plane. Another plane also spotted a second yacht that had radioed for help, 56 YO Englishman Tony BULLIMORE's "Global Exide Challenger", also in deadly seas, 2,050 miles (3.300 km) southwest of Australia's western coast. The two men were competing in the Vendee Globe round-the-world solo yacht race - Photo : AFP / Alea |
