US navy warship rescues sick baby from stricken boat 900 miles out to sea

Parents call for help after one-year-old girl falls ill hundreds of miles from Mexican coast during round-the-world sailing trip

A US navy warship on a mission to rescue a sick one-year-old girl has reached the stricken sailing boat hundreds of miles off the Mexican coast.

The transfer of the child from the 11-metre (36ft) boat to the warship is expected to start around dawn, said the Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Barry Bena on Sunday.

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source Guardian