Ten years on, fears that Tony Bullimore is lost at sea again

Nearly a decade after surviving five days trapped in his capsized yacht in the freezing waters of the Southern Ocean, British sailor Tony Bullimore has sparked a fresh alert for his safety.

Fears are growing for the 67-year-old yachtsman, after he lost radio contact in the Indian Ocean eight days ago.



His support team estimate he is somewhere between the Maldives and the coast of western Australia, where he was originally expected to make landfall yesterday.

But because nobody has heard from him since his satellite communications system went down on November 7, rescue authorities have issued an all-ships alert in the hope that another vessel will spot him.

Yesterday his website Team Bullimore was playing down the situation, but today they are a lot more cautious.