Irish sailor, Gregor McGuckin, who was competing in this year's Golden Globe Race has arrived in Australia 10 days after a storm struck his vessel in the Indian Ocean. After he stabilised his vessel, McGuckin answered a distress call from a fellow race competitor Indian sailor, Abhilash Tomy. McGuckin was brought into Rockingham in Perth, Western Australia, today aboard the Australian naval vessel HMAS Ballarat. McGuckin told media in Perth: "While Australia was never my intended final port, I couldn't be happier and more grateful right now. "In a horrendous storm, my yacht was capsized and dismasted as was my competitor Abhilash Tomy's yacht.

Source: Evening echo October 01, 2018 12:56 UTC