‘A real heartbreak:’ Brentwood Bay sailor in recovery after daring rescue
The rescue ended a 26-hour ordeal and left Campbell with a fractured shoulder and broken left femur, officials said.
- After 26 hours adrift in the Pacific Ocean, Brentwood Bay sailor John Campbell was rescued on May 26 by the 610-foot cruise ship Silver Whisper following a vicious storm that destroyed his vessel.
- About 600 nautical miles off Oregon, a cold front from Alaska trapped Campbell, forcing him to ride out the storm until his sailboat April Alice rolled 360 degrees and lost her mast.
- With 12-to-15 foot waves, the Silver Whisper failed its first rescue attempt, but crew members succeeded on the second try, with one sailor jumping eight feet onto April Alice to secure a line.
- Recovering in North Vancouver, Campbell sustained a fractured shoulder and femur during the ordeal, describing his progress as "remarkable" while thanking the cruise ship captain for expert maneuvering.
- Friends and family raised over $11,000 via GoFundMe to help Campbell replace April Alice, which he lost to the Pacific, as he remains determined to return to the water soon.
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Longtime B.C. sailor in recovery after daring rescue - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
After 26 hours adrift in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, braving a vicious storm that totalled his sailboat, the 610-foot Silver Whisper was expertly pulled alongside John Campbell’s vessel, and like the hand of god, crew members pulled him into the cruise ship – the end of a days-long ordeal leaving him with broken bones and his home at the bottom of the sea. Campbell has been a sailor for decades, picking up the hobby at five years old, and 1…
Longtime B.C. sailor in recovery after daring rescue - Grand Forks Gazette
After 26 hours adrift in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, braving a vicious storm that totalled his sailboat, the 610-foot Silver Whisper was expertly pulled alongside John Campbell’s vessel, and like the hand of god, crew members pulled him into the cruise ship – the end of a days-long ordeal leaving him with broken bones and his home at the bottom of the sea. Campbell has been a sailor for decades, picking up the hobby at five years old, and 1…
‘A real heartbreak:’ Brentwood Bay sailor in recovery after daring rescue
After 26 hours adrift in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, braving a vicious storm that totalled his sailboat, the 610-foot Silver Whisper was expertly pulled alongside John Campbell’s vessel, and like the hand of god, crew members pulled him into the cruise ship – the end of a days-long ordeal leaving him with broken bones and his home at the bottom of the sea. Campbell has been a sailor for decades, picking up the hobby at five years old, and 1…
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Longtime B.C. sailor in recovery after daring rescue
After 26 hours adrift in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, braving a vicious storm that totalled his sailboat, the 610-foot Silver Whisper was expertly pulled alongside John Campbell’s vessel, and like the hand of god, crew members pulled him into the cruise ship – the end of a days-long ordeal leaving him with broken bones and his home at the bottom of the sea. Campbell has been a sailor for decades, picking up the hobby at five years old, and 1…
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