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Published January 05, 2012, 12:00 AM

Rescue south of Easter Island


In this photo released by Chile's Navy, the 32-foot sailboat of U.S. sailor Thomas Louis Corogin, below right, floats on the Pacific Ocean, seen from an aircraft before Corogin's rescue, south of Easter Island, Chile, Wednesday Jan. 4, 2012. The 84-year-old American who put out an emergency distress signal while making his seventh attempt to sail alone around the tip of South America was picked up by the Japanese merchant ship and awaiting evacuation by the Chilean navy on Thursday. Corogin was in good health on Wednesday, according to the navy. (AP Photo/Chile's Navy)
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