Sweden: Castaway Russian sailor airlifted to safety off Swedish coast

555 A solo Russian sailor travelling from Stockholm to Spain was rescued by the coastguard off the eastern Swedish coast near the island of Stora Lundskar, Friday, after he became stranded on a small rock at sea. The Swedish Coastguard raised the alarm on Wednesday after there was a failure to contact the sailor's vessel. While stranded the sailor utilised moss to create a 'HELP' sign on the small rock he was found on. The man was brought to a nearby hospital in Linkoping, and is said to be in a good condition. Watch Live: http://ift.tt/KkBTIJ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/videosptv/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/PressTV LiveLeak: http://ift.tt/1jtHPtC Facebook: http://ift.tt/1ouGaqK Google+: http://ift.tt/1ouGcyS Instagram: http://ift.tt/1t9Zn7I Dailymotion: http://ift.tt/Mdq5Cj

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