A sailor who went missing while taking part in a solo yachting challenge may have drifted into a shipping lane while he was asleep and been struck by a bigger vessel, a fellow competitor has told the Mirror.
Coastguard crews are desperately looking for Duncan Lougee, who left Plymouth on The Minke - a 26ft Varne folkboat - at midday on June 18 and was expected to arrive in Baltimore, Ireland, on June 22.
He was taking part in the single-handed Jester Challenge, with his plan to sail the route via the Isles of Scilly.
