13-08-2019, 04:58 PM
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Fastnet 40: Sailors remember storm that left 19 dead
Forty years ago, 19 people died in what became the worst disaster in ocean racing history.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-eng...t-left-19-dead (video)
For the anniversary of the disaster, some of the crew who survived the night have been speaking about their experiences, including Matt Sheahan, who was 17 years old when he saw his own father die.
Only 85 yachts out of 303 reached the finish line; at least 75 boats flipped upside down, five yachts sank and 24 crews abandoned ship.
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