FED:Rescue attempt for Canadian yachtie in WA

AAP General News (Australia)
08-02-2011
FED:Rescue attempt for Canadian yachtie in WA

An attempt will be made this morning to rescue a Canadian yachtsman, who's in trouble
off the West Australian coast.

An Australian Maritime Safety Authority spokesperson says a search and rescue helicopter
has already dropped off a radio and extra life raft to the yachtsman aboard his 9.5 metre
long craft Kekuli.

But an attempt to rescue the 62-year-old, who's located 140 nautical miles south-west
of Cape Leeuwin, has had to wait till first light.

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KEYWORD: YACHT (MELBOURNE)

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