Monday, April 16, 2012

US Coast Guard Suspends Serach For 4 Missing Yacht Racers



Bay Area Sailing Community Reeling After Deadly Racing Accident -- L.A. Times

The San Francisco Bay Area's tightly knit sailing community is reeling after a racing yacht accident near the Farallon Islands killed one sailor and left four missing.

Twelve-foot waves pummeled the sailboat during the Full Crew Farallones Race and hurled it onto rocks at the Farallon Islands, pitching most of the crew overboard. Three sailors were rescued but Marc Kasanin, 46, of Belvedere died, in the water and four more disappeared in the waves.

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More News On The Yachting Tragedy Off The SF Coast

Coast Guard suspends search for sailors missing in yacht accident -- CNN
Coast Guard ends search for 4 missing yacht racers -- AP
One dead, four missing in California yacht race -- Reuters
Irish sailors 'missing' after San Francisco yacht race -- BBC
US Coast Guard ends search for missing sailors after racing yacht runs aground off California -- New York Post
One Dead, Four Missing During Full Crew Farallones Race Disaster, Coast Guard Calls Of Search Near Farallon Islands -- IBTimes

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