Grounded British yachtsman rescued

A lone British sailor has been rescued by the Australian Navy after his yacht ran aground on a remote reef.

A lone British sailor has been rescued by the Australian Navy after his yacht ran aground on a remote reef.

Stephen Landles, a 55-year-old IT manager from Wimbledon, south west London, was sailing from London to Sydney when he ran into trouble on a reef about 115 miles (185km) from Australia’s Lord Howe Island.

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