French sailor rescued in yacht race

A round-the-world sailor was receiving medical treatment on board an Australian naval ship after being rescued from the Southern Ocean.

A round-the-world sailor was receiving medical treatment on board an Australian naval ship after being rescued from the Southern Ocean.

Frenchman Yann Elies spent two days adrift after breaking his leg.

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