SAILOR ADRIFT FOR 7 MONTHS

PARIS: The French coast guard has rescued a Polish sailor in the Indian Ocean who says he spent seven months with only his cat for company in a broken-down boat. Investigators are seeking to piece together the itinerary of the 54-year-old who says he took to the sea in a makeshift vessel from the Comoros Islands in May with the aim of reaching South Africa. He was plucked from the waves well off-course, near the French island of Reunion, on Sunday after being spotted by a yacht crew. The man and his cat survived on half a packet of soup per day as well as what he caught by fishing. – AFP