
10-10-2009, 08:38 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 3,011
|
|
Two Die Off Australia
The skipper and another sailor aboard a maxi yacht died after an accident during a race south of Sydney, Australia. Andrew Short, 48, the owner and skipper of the yacht PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and Sally Darling, 47, could not be revived after being pulled from the sea. The yacht ran aground on Flinders Islet seven hours into the race, which started in Sydney Harbor. The 15 crew members who made it safely to Flinders Islet were airlifted to a hospital with a minor injuries. Another man was rescu...
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
More... |
 |
|