Drowned sailor commended for bravery by coroner



5:07 AM Mon 27 Dec 2010 GMT
'Planned route' .
A long range sailor, 64, who insisted his fellow sailor, 43, go first when they were being rescued in the Atlantic Ocean, has been commended by a British coroner for his selfless act of bravery that enabled the younger man to survive. Former airline pilot Jonathan Farrar lost his life during a rescue attempt (see Sail-World Cruising story ) in stormy weather off the North African coast when on their way to the Canary Islands. He was travelling with his nephew, Timothy Hall, 43, on a sailing trip from Portugal to Lanzarote when they got into trouble in stormy north Atlantic waters. EDP24 ...


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