SYDNEY—A French ship heading to the rescue of an Indian sailor injured in a grueling round-the-world race is expected to reach his storm-damaged yacht off Australia’s west coast on Sept. 24, Australian officials said.
The sailor, Abhilash Tomy, called for emergency aid on Sept. 22 after the yacht was badly damaged in a storm about 3,500 km (2,175 miles) west of the Australian coast, leaving him with severe back injuries.
