Monday, April 2, 2012

Sailors rescued

  • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two injured British sailors off the California coast Sunday from a yacht that was hit by a monster wave while participating in an around-the-world race.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • U.S. Coast Guard crews rescued two injured sailors late Sunday from a sailboat damaged in a fierce storm as it made its way to the Bay Area in an around-the-world race.
  • (San Francisco Gate)
  • SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Coast Guard has launched a helicopter to see if it can rescue three injured sailors on a damaged yacht about 270 miles west of San Francisco.
  • (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
  • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —The U.S. Coast Guard is sending rescuers to aid three sailors seriously injured in a storm during a race 400 miles off the California coast.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • A group of British sailors taking part in a round-the-world yacht were Sunday night awaiting rescue after becoming stranded after a freak wave hit their boat and injured them.
  • (Daily News and Analysis)
  • YARMOUTH — Two men from Eastern Europe who survived a harrowing rescue at sea Tuesday have been released from Yarmouth Regional Hospital.
  • (The Chronicle Herald)
  • SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. Coast Guard crews were waiting for the weather to improve before sending a helicopter to take three sailors injured in a storm from a yacht about 400 miles off the California coast, a Coast Guard spokesman said Sunday.
  • (Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
  • Usually Sail-World Cruisings rescue stories involve cruising sailors being lifted off boats and flown to shore and safety.
  • (Sail World)
  • A rescue operation is continuing to recover four sailors, including three Britons, who were injured when a large wave crashed on to their yacht during a round-the-world race.
  • (Virgin Media Music)

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