Alex Trelinski
A BRITISH family sailing around the world suffered a hitch when their yacht anchored off the Alicante coast got struck by lightning last week.
The Wandering Blue catamaran had been anchored for several days in the Cabo de la Huerta area.
Four members of the Fearn family- who have been posting weekly videos on YouTube about their experiences- were on board when the incident happened on May 14.
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The lightning strike on the mast caused no injury to the crew but it knocked out the electronics on the 14 metre-long catamaran.
It meant the navigational systems could not function and a distress call was sent out.
The Salvamar Leo vessel from Maritime Rescue based at the port of Alicante was despatched to rescue them at 5pm.
The yacht’s anchor had to be manually raised due to the failed electrics before it was towed at slow speed to Alicante marina.
