According to rescue officer Phil Gaden in Australia, Tomy had a severely injured back.
'When I crossed that point where I had the accident, I felt light and that was a very physical experience. I felt something leave me.' Shyam G Menon chronicles the voyages of that incredible Indian sailor, Abhilash Tomy.
'Although he was bed ridden most of the time he was in the vessel and unable to move on the upper deck, his condition is stable.'
'If you are caught in a violent storm at sea you have to deal with it and find a way out which Abhilash Tomy did.'
Commander Abhilash Tomy of the Indian Navy sailed the oceans and conquered likely death after a storm badly injured his spine and destroyed his boat. Archana Masih/Rediff.com met the decorated sailor who fought all odds to return home alive.
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