A yacht was badly damaged and three of its crew injured Saturday when it collided with a southern right whale in a regatta, just off the coast of Fish Hoek in South Africa.
According to Darren Zimmerman, station commander for the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) in Simon’s Town, they received an emergency call that distress reports had been received from the False Bay Yacht Club.
Reportedly, a 35-foot yacht under the name Bad Habit with seven crew members on board had been struck by a southern right whale and was taking on water and in danger of sinking, one nautical mile off the coast of Fish Hoek. Read More
