Friend confident 'mentally strong' sailor will cope

Captured Irish sailor David Bloomer is mentally strong and will be helping his fellow yachtsmen during their ordeal in Iran, a friend said today.

Tue, 01 Dec, 2009 - 17:37

Captured Irish sailor David Bloomer is mentally strong and will be helping his fellow yachtsmen during their ordeal in Iran, a friend said today.

Graham Smith, who sailed regularly with Mr Bloomer in Ireland before he emigrated to Bahrain in the 1980s, said everybody who knew him is worried.

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