A former parachute regiment officer has set off on his attempt to break the record for a solo row around Great Britain, aiming to honour his former colleagues.
Mike Ellicock, from Lewes in East Sussex, was wounded in action during a hostage rescue in Sierra Leone in 2000, when he was a 25-year-old parachute regiment platoon commander.
The father-of-three, now 49, is attempting to make history by completing the challenge in less than 80 days.
"I turn 50 this year and to 'celebrate' I thought it would be a good idea to attempt to break the record for rowing around Great Britain," he said.