Well I'm not too sure about the accuracy of the Torygraph's story as Tom Cunningham is a retired Commander RNR. He is a former "Commodore" of the RNVR Yacht Club. As was Ian. The story does ring true though. Ian was a sailor first and foremost. And he clearly responded to the emergency as he saw fit. His actions on that terrible afternoon clearly saved Anne-Marie's life. It is tragic that it was at the cost of his own.
RIP.