Volvo Ocean Race yachtsman John Fisher feared dead after falling overboard during round-the-world race in Southern Ocean

A BRITISH yachtsman who fell overboard during a round-the-world race in the Southern Ocean is feared dead. John Fisher, who now lives in Adelaide, Australia, fell from Group Solar Hung Kai"s Scallywag yacht 1,four hundred nautical miles west of Cape Horn at yesterday afternoon [Monday]. AP:Related Press Yachtsman John Fisher is feared dead after falling overboard in a round-the-world race Volvo Ocean Race organisers stated a search was beneath approach for the forty seven-yr-previous however acknowledged the severity of the forecast and lack of sunshine meant hopes of a rescue have been slim. They stated the Scallywag staff aboard the 65ft yacht carried out an exhaustive seek for Mr Fisher however have been pressured to show downwind and head in the direction of the closest protected landfall on the South American coast. In a press release, race organisers stated: "The climate in the world is forecast to deteriorate considerably in the approaching hours. "SHK/Scallywag
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