Argentina
Marine vet Ronnie Simpson rescued after 10-hour wait in middle of Atlantic during around-the-world sailing race
Ronnie Simpson was holding third place in the Global Solo Challenge when he activated his distressing beacon about 600 miles off the coast of Argentina in the South Atlantic Ocean on Monday.
A US Marine Corps veteran in a race to sail around the world was forced to call for rescue at the risk of being stranded hundreds of miles off the coast of Argentina with a storm heading his direction after his boat suffered significant damage.
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