what happened to donald crowhurst

Donald Crowhurst was a British businessman and amateur sailor who is known for his tragic attempt to fake a solo around-the-world yacht voyage. In 1968, he entered the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race but encountered numerous problems during the voyage. Faced with the prospect of financial ruin and humiliation, he began to report false positions, fabricating a voyage he wasn't making. It is assumed that he either fell or stepped overboard and drowned after his last log entry on 1 July 1969. His abandoned yacht, the Teignmouth Electron, was found drifting, and his death has been attributed to the mental pressures of his situation