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When Keels Fall Off — Cheeki Rafiki & Assigning Blame

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Rick SpilmanMay 7, 2018

When the keel on the Cheeki Rafiki, a Beneteau 40.7 sailing yacht, broke off in a storm in the mid-Atlantic in May 2014, the yacht capsized and four UK sailors died. Why did the keel fall off and who was to blame … Continue reading →

Posted in Lore of the Sea, Ships | Tagged Cheeki Rafiki, Douglas Innes, Frans Maass, keel
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