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Sailor Rescued Off Cape Hatteras Releases Statement

The man rescued from a disabled sailboat off the North Carolina coast responded to critics of his story on Monday, explaining that he avoided sunburn and blisters by ...
On April 7, 2015 / By Administrator
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Yacht Adrift After Skipper Rescued

Somewhere off the Central Coast of California, the 31-ft wooden sloop Apster may still be adrift after her skipper was rescued on Christmas Day. After receiving faint radio ...
On December 30, 2014 / By Administrator
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Skipper gets Emergency Medi-Vac in the Atlantic Odyssey

Atlantic Odyssey skipper Nicolas Hauzy had to be evacuated from his yacht Cocojet III on Saturday evening after he broke his ankle in rough seas. Nicholas was attempting to ...
On November 25, 2014 / By Administrator
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Container Ship Rescues Sailors in the Pacific

The Coast Guard says a container ship has rescued three people from a disabled 32-foot sailboat adrift nearly 800 miles west of the California-Oregon border. Petty Officer 1st ...
On October 29, 2014 / By Administrator
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Ships Help in Rescue of Yacht’s Crew Near Bermuda

As Hurricane Gonzalo tore towards the Island, the crew of the Bermuda Islander were involved in a dramatic rescue out at sea. The container ship had left Bermuda ...
On October 23, 2014 / By Administrator
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Sailor ‘Grateful’ to be Alive After Rescue

A British sailor who was left clinging to the wreckage of his yacht after being caught in a vicious storm in the English Channel said he feels lucky to ...
On October 9, 2014 / By Administrator
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Trimaran Abandoned on Return to California

Transit of Venus was looking good as she approached Honolulu a couple of months ago. Sadly, she is now holed and adrift in mid-ocean. Transit of Venus, Rick Waltonsmith’s ...
On October 1, 2014 / By Administrator
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Couple Tells Story of Being Stranded at Sea for One Week

It was supposed to be a one day trip–maybe two, max–out here on the gulf; but it was seven days before the couple stepped foot onto land in ...
On September 4, 2014 / By Administrator
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Incredible Efforts Save Yacht from Sinking During a Passage from Vanuatu to Australia

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 ...
On August 21, 2014 / By Administrator
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Rescued Sailors Describe ‘Perfect Storm’

Three grateful California sailors, whose sailboat was ravaged by a “perfect storm” of high winds and seas from Hurricane Julio, arrived safely in Honolulu, Hawaii before dawn Tuesday ...
On August 13, 2014 / By Administrator