` I think everyone 's heart started beating a little bit faster , '' said Jill Barber , a Canadian singer , who was making the trip to Sydney for a concert . A yacht -- adrift for 9 days , out of fuel and with a broken mast -- activated its emergency signal . Maritime officials called an Air Canada flight bound for Sydney for help . The crew was able to land the vessel in Australia after it ran into trouble off Cape York on Monday night.
A yacht -- adrift for 9 days , out of fuel and with a broken mast -- activated its emergency signal . Maritime officials called an Air Canada flight bound for Sydney for help . The crew was able to land the vessel in Australia after it ran into trouble off Cape York on Monday night.