Ocean rower picked up by Spanish Coast Guard
Nov 9, 2004 11: 05 EST
November 4 we reported that there are two ocean rowers out there currently - Italian Alex, in the Mediterranean Sea and Daniel Serenelli (Argentina) - in the Atlantic Ocean.
Daniel departed from La Gomera at 8:45 GMT November 2nd 2004. His son was managing the reports, but problems with the comm tech had prevented any further news.
Today we went to check on the guys and what do you know - Daniel has already been picked up by a coast guard helicopter! It happened three days ago, on November 6, and the message is as follows:
"Hello friends,
I have to tell you that because of problems with his 2 GPS units and the satellite phone my father was rescued and he’s now on the island of El Hierro, trying to sort out his communication and satellite navigation problems. It is a delay which may last at least 12 days."
Daniel is planning to row across Atlantic Ocean East- West, from La Gomera (Spain) to Venezuela in South America. Daniel rows solo.
Image of Daniel and his boat at night, courtesy teams website.
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