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Incredible Efforts Save Yacht from Sinking During a Passage from Vanuatu to Australia

By Administrator · On August 21, 2014

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On June 22nd the yacht Stormvogel informed yacht Oda that it had a problem and was taking on water at an alarming rate. In fact, there was so much water that the floor in the saloon became the new mark. The flow rate was estimated by crew on board at around 20 liters per minute. With sinking a very, very real possibility the crew aboard Stormvogel focused on trying to find the leak and find it fast. Meanwhile Oda called Southern Star(Nordhaven) via sat phone to turn around and make haste for their position. Read More

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