{"id":109953,"date":"2020-04-30T06:33:17","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T10:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=109953"},"modified":"2020-04-30T06:33:17","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T10:33:17","slug":"graham-walters-was-almost-at-coast-of-antigua-when-he-called-for-assistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/graham-walters-was-almost-at-coast-of-antigua-when-he-called-for-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham Walters Was Almost At Coast Of Antigua When He Called For Assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(The Guardian)<\/p>

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A 72-year-old man from Leicester has rowed solo across the Atlantic but may miss out on the record to become the oldest person to do so after he had to be towed in to port at the end of his journey.<\/p>\n

Graham Walters was just six miles from the coast of Antigua, the end of his journey, when his boat was blown off course by strong winds, and he would have ended up past the island and facing days\u2019 more rowing if he had not accepted the assistance of the local coastguard.<\/p>

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He was eventually towed in on Wednesday and greeted by a crowd of cheering supporters. It was unclear whether the incident would affect his world record attempt.<\/p>

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Walters\u2019 wife, Jean O\u2019Brien, said: \u201cHe may not have arrived in Antigua under his own steam, but there was still a hero\u2019s welcome for him as there should be.<\/p>\n