RADIO BREAKDOWN.—Mr John Fairfax, a British adventurer who is trying to row his 35ft rowing boat Britannia II from San Francisco to Australia with the help of Miss Sylvia Cook, talks to crew members of the cargo liner Expert Courier 125 miles off Santa Barbara, California. The pair had been sought by the Coast Guard when they failed to make their daily radio contact. Mr Fairfax told the liner’s chief officer that the radio was broken and that they were heading for Los Angeles to have it repaired.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32614, 24 May 1971, Page 10
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88RADIO BREAKDOWN.—Mr John Fairfax, a British adventurer who is trying to row his 35ft rowing boat Britannia II from San Francisco to Australia with the help of Miss Sylvia Cook, talks to crew members of the cargo liner Expert Courier 125 miles off Santa Barbara, California. The pair had been sought by the Coast Guard when they failed to make their daily radio contact. Mr Fairfax told the liner’s chief officer that the radio was broken and that they were heading for Los Angeles to have it repaired. Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32614, 24 May 1971, Page 10
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