Bobby, Cheryl, Lauren and Robbie Cooper had been crossing the Pacific on their boat Avanti but it ran aground and they had to be rescuedIt was supposed to have been the adventure of a lifetime. A couple set sail from Spain last year to travel across the Atlantic and the South Pacific and show their two children the most exotic climes the world had to offer. But in the early hours yesterday the British family’s voyage of discovery took a terrifying turn. Their 50ft catamaran ran aground in the darkness as they battled wild seas near an uninhabited reef in the South Pacific Ocean. At 2.30am yesterday Mr Cooper,…

Source: The Times August 28, 2017 23:08 UTC