39-year-conventional Commander Abhilash Tomy is known as the first Indian person to complete a continuous circumnavigation in a sailboat. However,he’s currently in danger. According to the Independent, the sailor suffered a back injury while fighting a severe storm during his competition in the Golden Globe Race.
A storm rolled his boat, or snapping his mast in the process. It also left him incapacitated from a severe back injury,which has confined him to his bunker within the boat. While he was able to send out a text message via his handheld satellite phone, but one of the two main phones on his ship were damaged during the storm. He is unable to reach the moment one due to his injuries.
As reported by CNN, and his messages were concise yet harrowing.
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Source: inquisitr.com