Corpse of German Sailor Found on Drifting Yacht

sunmagic44Two fisherman came across a macabre scene on a dismasted derelict sailboat, drifting 40 miles off the coast of Barobo in Surigao del Sur in the Philippines. A figure, the color of dry plaster, was slumped over the chart table with one hand appearing to reach for the radio handset. It was the decomposing body of a German sailor, which had at least partially mummified in the heat and salt air. Documents suggest that the body was that of Manfred Fritz Bajorat, 59, who had been reportedly sailing his yacht SAYO, a Jeanneau Sun Magic 44, for the past two decades. The cause of death and when the sailor died is unknown, but a spokesman from the Barobo police station said that there is no evidence of foul play. While it has been widely reported that Bajorat was missing for seven years, another other report says that he contacted friends on Facebook a year ago. Click here for more photos.  Thanks to Phil Leon for contributing to this post.

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