The extraordinary rescue of a lone Canadian sailor 1,000km from Australia | 7.30
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As his catamaran began sinking on the high seas of the Indian Ocean, Ted Rutledge had no plans to go down with it. The Canadian sailor has lived to tell the tale, after an extraordinary rescue by the Australian Navy earlier this month. He's spoken publicly for the first time to 7.30's Jason Om. Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-30/james-ted-rutledge-rescue-australian-navy-indian-ocean-boat-sink/107182902 7.30 is the ABC's flagship current affairs program, delivering original journalism, exclusive investigations, in-depth analysis and interviews on the major issues affecting Australia and the world. With on-the-ground reporting from ABC journalists across every state and territory and around the world, 7.30 has the latest on politics, policy, the economy, cost of living, housing, health, climate and energy, national security and global affairs. Presented by Sarah Ferguson, 7.30 scrutinises the decisions and actions of politicians, business leaders and other powerful i
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