FOUR British rowers who cheated death when they were plucked from heavy seas after their boat was ripped apart by a freak wave have had an emotional reunion with their families.
Skipper of the Pink Lady, Mark Stubbs from Poole, and his three crew - Pete Bray, Jonathan Gornall and John Wills - flew into Southampton Airport, where they were hugged and kissed by wives and girlfriends after their traumatic rescue early Sunday.
A 60ft wave off the south coast of Ireland smashed into the craft, 300 miles from the finish in their west to east row across the Atlantic.
Asked whether he will try again, Mark said he needed time to reflect. "I don't like failure. I don't like unfinished business.
"But I don't want to put Paula through any more suffering than she has been through", he said.
"The north Atlantic is a wicked place.
"It's a dream that lives on. But there does come a point where you have to say enough is enough", he added.
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