A PAIR of amateur sailors have been dubbed ‘Captain Calamities’ after being rescued nine times so far as they venture across the Atlantic. The 71-year old American screenwriter and former Army helicopter pilot set off on a 38-year-old vessel in Jul from Norway with the goal of sailing to Maine...
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A PAIR of amateur sailors
have been dubbed ‘Captain
Calamities’ after being rescued
nine times so far as they
venture across the Atlantic.
The 71-year old American
screenwriter and former Army
helicopter pilot set off on a
38-year-old vessel in Jul from
Norway with the goal of sailing
to Maine within 12 months.
The most recent disaster
occurred when the pair made
a mistake tying up their boat
and it tipped at low tide, with a
candle on board lighting a fire.
Two fire crews, two water
rescue teams, police,
coastguard and an ambulance
crew all attended the blaze.
The sailors have insisted
their “resilient” boat is “fit to
sail”, despite so far the team
suffering a leak, a dead battery
and running aground several
times.
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