Search for missing US sailor Hartwell Champagne after yacht found aground near Cooktown
Queensland Police are searching for American sailor Hartwell Champagne, 62, after his yacht Ocean Rambler was found aground near Cooktown on 13 September.
Queensland Police are searching for American sailor Hartwell Champagne, 62, after his yacht Ocean Rambler was found aground near Cooktown on 13 September.
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