Irishman among rowers adrift in North Atlantic

Six sailors, one Irish and the others British, were adrift in a life raft in the North Atlantic after their rowing boat capsized, coastguards said last night.

Aodhán Kelly, 26, from Dublin, is the youngest crew member on board.

The crew of the Sara G, which is taking part in the Atlantic Odyssey challenge to row from Morocco in North Africa to Barbados in the Caribbean, were 27 days into their journey when the 36ft (11.1m) vessel overturned at 11am yesterday, about 520 miles (830km) from the finish.