A sailor has been rescued from the English Channel after his yacht drifted “hopelessly” for three days without a working engine or radio.
Police in England came across the vessel while on a routine patrol off the coast near Dover at about 11am on Sunday.
The yachtsman told officers that his engine had failed, which also caused his radio to lose power.
This yacht was found drifting in the Channel with a failed engine and no radio. The person on board told us he had been drifting hopelessly for 3 days!! Kent Marine Unit have towed an extremely grateful sailor and his yacht in to the safety of a port. pic.twitter.com/MYAO3skpn5
— Kent Police Tactical Operations (@KPTacOps) January 10, 2021
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Kent Police Tactical Operations account tweeted: “The person on board told us he had been drifting hopelessly for 3 days!! Kent Marine Unit have towed an extremely grateful sailor and his yacht in to the safety of a port.
“To be fair to him, he did have his sails up but there was hardly a breath of wind to help him out!”
A police spokeswoman said the vessel was towed to the Port of Dover marina and no injuries were reported.
