Newport Bermuda Race: Gunga Din Abandons Ship 80 miles off Bermuda, All Crew Secure
by Newport Bermuda Race 25 Jun 13:22 PDT
From 21 June 2024
-202405030836.gif)
Gunga Din, a Swedish Yachts 41 owned by Robert Fye and Paul Cunningham, with a complete crew of seven, needed to abandon ship 80 miles from Bermuda as a consequence of water ingress.
All crew members had been efficiently transferred, unhurt, to Desna, a Tartan 37 owned by Adam Van Voorhis with seven additionally aboard. All 14 are actually making their approach in direction of Bermuda anticipated late tonight. It’s unknown right now what exactly brought on the water ingress.
Earlier at present the crew of Alliance, who additionally deserted ship on Sunday, arrived aboard Ceilidh on the Royal Bermuda Yacht Membership to a heat welcome from household, mates, and fellow opponents on the docks.
As a part of entry necessities, boats are rigorously inspected and sailors attend thorough security programs to organize for the danger affiliation with offshore crusing. Whereas the lack of these boats is extraordinarily unlucky, the vital end result is that each one sailors concerned are protected.
Trending Merchandise
