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Bulk carrier rescued distressed Global Solo Challenge participant

On Feb 12, 2024, the single-hand sailor Ronnie Simpson, participating in the Global Solo Challenge, got in distress after the mast of his Open 50 “Shipyard Brewing” broke in the middle of the night in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 650 nautical miles from the Argentine coast. Simpson was not injured in the accident. However, since a storm was approaching and he saw no chance of reaching the coast under his own power, Simpson activated his EPIRB and issued a distress call. The MRCC Buenos Aires coordinated the SAR operation. To avoid endangering the hull, Simpson separated the rig from the boat and sank it, even if this meant depriving himself of any chance of setting up an emergency rig. As a precautionary measure, the organizer informed another Global Solo Challenge participant, Andrea Mura, about the situation. At the time, however, he was still sailing 600 nautical miles from the scene of the accident and would have needed at least 48 hours to reach the position. Finally, the “Sakizaya Youth” was informed by the MRCC, which was en route from Geelong via Qasim to Necochea. The captain then changed his course and sailed back towards the damaged yacht at a speed of 14 knots in order to reach it before sunset. Simpson had made it safely on board the “Sakizaya Youth”. Reports with photos: https://www.yacht.de/regatta/wettfahrten/global-solo-challenge-wieder-mastbruch-bei-regatta-um-die-welt/ https://www.pucara.org/post/la-armada-argentina-coordin%C3%B3-el-rescate-del-velero-sparrow-en-la-regata-global-solo-challenge