5 hours ago Russian man rescued after 67 days adrift at sea describes how he battled to survive

Mikhail Pichugin, 46, fought the cold and drank rainwater after engine of inflatable boat failed in Sea of OkhotskA Russian man rescued after 67 days adrift in a small inflatable boat in the Sea of Okhotsk has described how he survived by battling shivering cold and drinking rainwater.Mikhail Pichugin, 46, had set off to watch whales with his 49-year-old brother and 15-year-old nephew. But the boat’s engine shut down on their way back on 9 August. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Russian man rescued after 67 days adrift in chilly Sea of Okhotsk describes his ordeal

A Russian man rescued after 67 days adrift in a small inflatable boat in the Sea of Okhotsk has described how he survived by battling shivering cold and drinking rain water

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7 hours ago ‘The comeback is on’: Ainslie’s Britannia grab first points of America’s Cup

British boat now trail Emirates Team New Zealand 4-2Kiwis are caught out by change in conditions There’s been a sea change in Barcelona, where, after six calm days, the waves finally picked up enough to sweep Ineos Britannia to their first points in the 37th America’s Cup.The British boat, skippered by Sir Ben Ainslie, won both of the day’s races, and now trail Emirates Team New Zealand 4-2 in the best-of-seven series. They were the first points Great Britain have won in an America’s Cup race since 1934, when Endeavour, skippered by the aviation pioneer Sir Tomas Sopwith, lost 4-2 to the US yacht Rainbow, skippered by Harold Vanderbilt. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago ‘The comeback is on’: Ainslie’s Britannia crew earn first America’s Cup points

British boat claims races five and six in BarcelonaTeam New Zealand hold 4-2 lead in race to seven winsThere’s been a sea change in Barcelona, where, after six calm days, the waves finally picked up enough to sweep Ineos Britannia to their first points in the 37th America’s Cup.The British boat, skippered by Sir Ben Ainslie, won both of the day’s races, and now trail Emirates Team New Zealand 4-2 in the first-to-seven series. They were the first points Great Britain have won in an America’s Cup race since 1934, when Endeavour, skippered by the aviation pioneer Sir Tomas Sopwith, lost 4-2 to the US yacht Rainbow, skippered by Harold Vanderbilt. Continue reading...

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24 hours ago Whale watcher survives 67 days at sea in dinghy with 'rainwater and freeze

Mikhail Pichugin, 45, was rescued after surviving 67 days at sea in an inflatable dinghy and was finally picked up by a trawler and taken to the Russian port of Magadan

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28 hours ago Watch moment ‘whale watcher’ found after 67 days adrift at sea as brother and nephew tragically die

This is the moment a Russian man is rescued out adrift at sea after 67 days in a tiny inflatable.

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31 hours ago Revealed: How hero 'whale watcher' survived 67 days adrift at sea, as he describes how his heartbroken brother had to watch his son die before also losing his life

Footage shows a conscious Mikhail Pichugin, 45, arriving at the Russian port Magadan after he was spotted by fishermen in the stormy Sea of Okhotsk.

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33 hours ago Man found with dead nephew, 15, and brother, 49, after 67 days lost at sea

He was rescued in the Sea of Okhotsk

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37 hours ago Miracle survival of 'whale watcher' found after 67 DAYS adrift at sea as he is spotted by fishermen on inflatable boat... beside dead bodies of his brother and nephew

The haggard and gaunt-looking man, who authorities said had lost 50 kilograms in body weight, was seen wrapped in blankets and a life vest aboard a minuscule inflatable vessel

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