In a remarkable and daring rescue operation, Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft from RAF Brize Norton and RAF Lossiemouth have joined forces to save the life of a sailor who found himself stranded in the treacherous waters of the Atlantic Ocean after his yacht suffered critical damage during Storm Ciarán.
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The dramatic sequence of events began when a Norwegian registered yacht issued a distress signal on the evening of November 2nd, reporting that it was facing dire circumstances and had lost both of its masts while navigating the turbulent waters of the Atlantic, approximately 700 miles off the coast of Cornwall.
