Death of a hero
- Wed, 31 Aug 2005
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The sailor who spent 73 days in an inflatable in the South Atlantic after his yacht Surprise was capsized by a killer whale, has died. Italian-born Ambrogio Fogar was 64.
Fogar had been attempting a circumnavigation of Antarctica in 1978 with a pal, Mauro Mancini when disaster struck. The pair were eventually picked up by a Greek freighter.
He became well known in British yachting circles after entering the fourth single-handed transatlantic race in 1972. During the race he lost the use of his rudder and his radio but battled on finishing 26th out of 54.
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