Sometime late Friday night or early Saturdaymorning, near the Coronado Islands, during the 125-mile Newport-to-Ensenada yacht race, something went terribly wrong on the 37′ yacht Aegean, leaving three sailors dead and one missing. A statement issued this morning by the Newport Ocean Sailing Association, which hosts the race, said, “An investigation was continuing, but it appeared the damage was not inflicted by an explosion but by a collision with a ship much larger than the 37-foot vessel.”
This is the second ocean racing tragedy in California in the last two weeks. On April 14, five of eight sailors died when their yacht, Slow Speed Chase, was struck by large waves and ran aground on the Farallon Islands off San Francisco, CA while competing in the Full Crew Farallones Race.
3 crew members die as yacht apparently hits larger vessel
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This has been a busy day for Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh. They braved heavy rain and driving winds to name the Gloriana, a new 94-foot ornately carved royal barge, decorated with gold leaf. The Gloriana is the first royal barge to have been built in 100 years. The barge will lead the Jubilee pageant on June 3rd.
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