British rowers rescued after boat capsizes

Four British rowers trying to cross the Atlantic after leaving Spain have been rescued after their boat capsized and they lost their oars.

The rowers, Gemma Chalk, Clare Lanyon, Jane McIntosh and Olivia Wilson, set off from Gran Canaria on 26 January, aiming to reach Barbados – nearly 3,000 miles away – within 45 days.

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The crew sent a distress signal on Saturday morning, when they were 400 nautical miles from Cape Verde, off the west coast of Africa. They were rescued by a commercial vessel on its way to Canada about 16 hours after becoming stranded.