British Atlantic rowers rescued after capsizing

Four British rowers trying to cross the Atlantic have been rescued after their boat capsized and they lost their oars.

The crew sent a distress signal on Saturday morning, when they were 400 nautical miles from Cape Verde, off the west coast of Africa and were rescued by a commercial vessel on its way to Canada.

The rowers, Gemma Chalk, 33, Clare Lanyon, 45, Jane McIntosh, 36, and Olivia Wilson, 27, set off from Gran Canaria on 26 January, aiming to reach Barbados - nearly 3,000 miles away - within 45 days.