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Boat Description Ref. 1976 OSTAR: Royal Western Yacht Club: Mike Flanagan (USA) GALLOPING GAEL: 38 ft Monohull Sailor and Boat Lost at Sea [8] 1976 OSTAR: Royal Western Yacht Club: Mike McMullen: Three Cheers: 1978 Route du Rhum: 16 November 1978, Alain Colas: Azores: Manureva: Unknown 1979 Fastnet race: Royal Ocean Racing Club: 15 Sailors 1998 ...
The sailboat is particularly vulnerable to capsizing or hitting a shoal or rock in the water when the steering fails. In heavy chop there is a lot of force on the rudder as it is pushed by the water. If the ship is flying a Spinnaker and it loses steering, the boat will most likely broach (head up into wind), which will, on most boats, cause a ...
A U.S. Navy riverine command boat in the Persian Gulf in 2013. On January 12, 2016, two United States Navy riverine command boats (RCBs) cruising from Kuwait to Bahrain with a combined crew of nine men and one woman on board strayed into Iranian territorial waters [5] which extend three nautical miles around Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf.
Skipper Michael Michieli was sailing with crew Larry Simyunn and Jervis Baligat when his fishing boat was involved in a collision. ’24/7′ search continues for sailors’ bodies after Jersey ...
At least nine sailors perished and four others are still missing in rough seas after a fishing vessel sank in the South Atlantic some 200 miles (320 kilometers) off the Falkland Islands, Spanish ...
A boat was ripped apart after sharks attacked a catamaran off the northeastern coast of Australia. Three people were rescued following the terrifying attack. The Australian Maritime Safety ...
A wooden boat sank 20 meters from the shore in strong currents during windy conditions. There were reportedly over 80 people on board, yet the boat was capable of carrying only 20. 43 2002 Azerbaijan: Mercury II – On 22 October the cargo ship capsized and sank in the Caspian Sea with the loss of 43 of the 51 people on board. [44] [45] 43 2008 ...
The sailors issued a mayday call at 7:30 a.m., WCVB reported. They said their vessel was being pushed toward the rocks near 92 Center Hill Road. Sailors rescued after boat runs aground off Plymouth