ST. JOHN’S — The Canadian Coast Guard has rescued a sailor making an attempt to set a world report for the shortest boat to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
In a press release, the coast guard stated it was suggested on Friday morning that the sailor of a 1.2-metre vessel wanted assist.
The coast guard says the boat, referred to as the Large C Atlantic Problem, was about 120 kilometres east of Grates Cove, a small city on the tip of jap Newfoundland’s Bay de Verde Peninsula.
The assertion says the CCGS Sacred Bay rescued the sailor at round 2:15 p.m.
The coast guard says the Sacred Bay introduced the sailor to Outdated Perlican, N.L., additionally on the Bay de Verde Peninsula, however the Large C Atlantic Problem boat was deserted.
The Large C Atlantic Problem web site says the sailor was making an attempt the record-setting transatlantic journey to boost cash for most cancers analysis.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed June 6, 2026.
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