Search Suspended for Missing Man After Sailboat Found Adrift Off Île d'Yeu

Search efforts have been suspended for a man who went missing after his sailboat was discovered adrift off the coast of Île d'Yeu, France. Authorities launched a search operation after the unmanned vessel was found.

18 Aug, 15:46 — 18 Aug, 15:46

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Search launched after sailboat found adrift off French island

Search operations were under way Monday evening for anyone who may have been on board a yacht found adrift off a French island. The alert was raised by a passenger aboard a Brittany Ferries vessel travelling from Portsmouth in Britain to Bilbao in Spain, who spotted the yacht apparently in distress.

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Search Suspended for Missing Man After Sailboat Found Adrift Off Île d'Yeu

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Search launched after sailboat found adrift off French island

Voilier à la dérive au large de l’Île d’Yeu : les recherches suspendues, un homme toujours recherché

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