Commander Abhilash Tomy has been rescued after spending three days in treacherous sea. Tomy was badly injured while participating in the Golden Globe Race. The Navy spokesman said Tomy was conscious and was shifted to a French vessel named Osiris.
Tomy rescued safely @nsitharaman @pmo @Australian_Navy @DefenceMinIndia @ggr2018official @SpokespersonMoD pic.twitter.com/G3z7mlLGu3
— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) September 24, 2018
The injured Indian sailor will soon be shifted to a small French island I'lle Amsterdam where a doctor will attend to him.
#AbhilashTomy will reach a small French island where a doctor will take care of him @TheWeekLive pic.twitter.com/lrFQFOdTs7
— (((Pradip R.Sagar))) (@pradiprsagar) September 24, 2018
Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman tweeted that INS Satpura will take him to Mauritius for medical attention.
A sense of relief to know that naval officer @abhilashtomy is rescued by the French fishing vessel. He's concious and doing okay. The vessel will shift him to a nearby island (I'lle Amsterdam) by evening. INS Satpura will take him to Mauritius for medical attention. @PIB_India
— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) September 24, 2018
The 39-year-old Indian Navy yachtsman was injured during the 30,000-mile solo circumnavigation of race. The officer had been stranded in the Indian Ocean near Australia since Friday after a deadly storm hit his boat. Tomy's vessel was dismasted in extremely rough weather and sea conditions, with wind speeds of 130 kmph. He was in third position in the race and has sailed over 10,500 nautical miles in the last 84 days, since the race started on July 1.
Earlier today, a spokesman had said "He will be picked up by French vessel Osiris shortly... Weather creating impediments." The Navy had also informed that the injured sailor's latest update to race organisers suggested that he was safe, but sick. He is reportedly drawing energy from sipping lots of iced tea.
Tomy created history in 2013 when he became the first Indian to circumnavigate the globe.
