AJAXNETPHOTO. 8TH JUNE, 1980. WESTERN APPROACHES. - FRENCH SOLO YACHTSMAN RESCUE - A ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE SEA KING HELICOPTER HOISTING FRENCH YACHTSMAN JACQUES TIMSIT TO SAFETY FROM THE OCEAN AFTER HIS TRANSATLANTIC RACE YACHT MOTOROLA 38 HIT A SUBMERGED OBJECT AND SANK FOUR DAYS INTO THE SINGLE HANDED RACE FROM PLYMOUTH UK TO NEWPORT, RHODE :AJAX NEWS PHOTOS/AJAX NEWS & FEATURE SERVICE REF:8011061_1_086

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Location: WESTERN APPROACHES.
Photo credit: © JONATHAN EASTLAND / Alamy / Afripics
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