Briton makes landfall after being blown off course in Atlantic rowing record bid

Graham Walters was almost at coast of Antigua when he called for assistance

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.

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' more rowing if he had not accepted the assistance of the local coastguard.