Organizers said Friday that two Sydney to Hobart sailors have died at sea amid wild weather conditions.
Two sailors on separate boats have been killed in boom accidents two hours apart on a storm-ravaged first night of the annual Sydney to Hobart race, adding to the event's long history of deaths at sea.
The incident triggered the crew member's emergency position-indicating radio beacon, a safety device that must be worn by all sailors in the race. The fleet was continuing its passage to Constitution Dock in Hobart, Tasmania, with the first boats expected to arrive later on Friday or early Saturday morning. The race is 628 nautical miles long and the leading yachts were off Flinders Island on the north coast of Tasmania mid-morning Friday in Australia."The conditions are challenging, but they're not excessive," he said.
The incident aboard Flying Fish Arctos occurred around 30 nautical miles east-southeast of Ulladulla on the New South Wales south coast. Crew members attempted CPR but could not revive their teammate. Flying Fish Arctos, a New South Wales-based 50-footer, has contested 17 previous Hobarts since being built in 2001. The boat was designed for round-the-world sailing and is currently used by Flying Fish, a sailing school that operates in Mosman, a suburb on Sydney's north shore.
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