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Crew Rescued From Dismasted Yacht in Southern Indian Ocean

The yacht, Jedi 1, was on passage from South Africa to New Zealand when it dismasted. The three South African crew were rescued by the Royal Australian Navy. ...
On March 23, 2017 / By Administrator
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Sailors Rescued From Waves the ‘Size of Buildings’ Northeast of Sydney, Australia

Two sailors have been brought safely to shore after being forced to abandon ship north-east of Sydney. Police said 55-year-old Irish national Nick Dwyer and 44-year-old French national ...
On March 16, 2017 / By Administrator
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Recap of a Rescue in the Southern Ocean

Shane Freeman was on a voyage from Melbourne, Australia to Falmouth, England with the end goal of participating in the 2018 Golden Globe Race. Two months into the ...
On March 15, 2017 / By Administrator
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Mexican Navy Rescues Stranded American Sailors

Kevin Churchill, his brother and sister-in-law set sail on a trip from Kemah, Texas to Isla Mujeres, Mexico, on their 40-foot sailboat. “It’s a lovely little island about ...
On February 23, 2017 / By Administrator
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British Royal Navy Warship Rescues Stranded Yacht Crew in Atlantic

A Royal Navy warship has rescued 14 sailors who were stranded for two days in the Atlantic Ocean after their racing yacht was damaged in a storm. HMS ...
On February 16, 2017 / By Administrator
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Coast Guard Rescues Austrian Boater From Life Raft in the Atlantic Ocean

The crew of a Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Cape Cod rescued an Austrian boater from a life raft in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 120 ...
On February 8, 2017 / By Administrator
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Coast Guard Rescues 7 Sailors 14 Miles West of Haiti

A Coast Guard helicopter crew hoisted seven boaters from a disabled sailing vessel approximately 14 miles west of Anse-Rouge, Haiti. Watchstanders with the Coast Guard 7th District command ...
On January 12, 2017 / By Administrator
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Successful Rescue of Vendée Globe Captain

Kito de Pavant, the 55 year old French skipper of Bastide-Otio, who suffered damage to his keel when racing in the remote South Indian Ocean while racing in ...
On December 8, 2016 / By Administrator
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Three Crew and Two Children Rescued in the Atlantic From Sinking ARC Yacht

A crew of five taking part in the ARC transatlantic rally has been rescued after their yacht began sinking. The crew of the German-flagged Noah: Alexander Grefrath, his ...
On December 1, 2016 / By Administrator
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Man Stranded On Sailboat For 8 Days

The sailboat was there, day after day, in shallow water between Jetty Island and the Tulalip Indian Reservation near Everett, Washington. It didn’t move. Someone who’d been watching ...
On November 3, 2016 / By Administrator