The cargo ship EMS Majestic. Credit: Marine Traffic

The UK Coastguard received a Mayday call last night from the cargo ship EMS Majestic, which was taking on water and sinking 13 miles south east of Eastbourne

Robin Knox-Johnston aboard Suhaili at the finish of the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race- Photo Bill Rowntree/PPL

The 2018 Golden Globe Race will test the mettle of modern sailors by limiting them to the same types of yachts and equipment available in 1968/9.