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August 2, 2007 · about 19 years ago

Australian navy ship rushes to rescue UK sailor

An Australian navy warship rushed Thursday to save a lone British sailor whose yacht was stuck on a reef off a remote island in the South Pacific, officials said. The frigate HMAS Ballarat was sent from New South Wales state to rescue the British yachtsman, whose boat hit a reef around 185 kilometer

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An Australian navy warship rushed Thursday to save a lone British sailor whose yacht was stuck on a reef off a remote island in the South Pacific, officials said.

The frigate HMAS Ballarat was sent from New South Wales state to rescue the British yachtsman, whose boat hit a reef around 185 kilometers (115 miles) north of Australia’s Lord Howe Island on Wednesday.

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