Barry Hurley, Ireland's entry in the OSTAR, is 700 miles west of the Fastnet. A diesel can exploded in the cabin of his 35 foot Jeanneau Dinah, covering the place with oil. Hurely , well-experienced in single-handing, has been sick, unable to eat in the bad weather the fleet were experiencing but he was ploughing on, though some of the competitors had given up. He can be heard tonight describing the incident on RTE's Seascapes radio show.
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