Charlie Martell sent out a mayday call on Thursday morning after his boat was damaged by 50ft seas during a storm A second British rower has been rescued from the Pacific Ocean after getting into difficulties during an attempt to row solo from Japan to America. Charlie Martell, a Royal Engineer Commando serving with the Territorial Army, sent out a mayday call on Thursday morning after his boat was damaged by 50ft seas during a tropical storm. He was plucked from the ocean about 700 miles off the coast of Japan at 9pm on Friday by a merchant vessel. The MV Last Tycoon was on its way to Canada when it was alerted to Lieutenant Marshall’s situation by the Japanese coastguard.

Keep reading:
World