DISASTER Golden Globe Race Tapio is in a Liferaft After His Yacht Sank 460 miles off South Africa

Tapio Lehtinen is sailing in the 2022 Golden Globe Race, a solo, non stop adventure, around the world. He departed from Les Sables d’Olonne France on Sept. 4th this year and after passing through the Cape Town film gate, was heading toward Australia in the Southern Ocean. Today at 0654 UTC, Tapio Lehtinen activated Asteria’s EPIRB, 460 nautical miles SE from Port Elizabeth, in South Africa while sailing in the Golden Globe Race.Rescue teams are closing in on his liferaft.We wish him all the best and a safe rescue tomorrow.