Tragedy For Yacht Off Australian Coast

[Trevlyns]

From www.noonsite.com

A woman has been rescued after several hours on a stricken yacht with the body of her husband, struck on the head and killed by a broken boom.

The British woman, 48, spent a harrowing several hours at sea near Fraser Island off the Australian coast, with the body of her husband, 63.

She sent out a distress signal at 6.30am on Saturday, May 17, but rescuers did not reach the yacht until early afternoon.

The 15m sloop Deja Vu was being sailed back to the mainland by rescue personnel and was expected to arrive in Bundaberg Sunday evening.

The accident happened about 150km east of Fraser Island today after the British couple got caught in rough conditions.

A Rescue Co-ordination Centre (Australia) spokeswoman said the vessel was registered in South Africa.

The spokeswoman said another private vessel, The Deliverence, had managed to reach the yacht but poor weather conditions prevented them taking the woman on board.

Three-metre seas and strong winds had made the rescue risky.

The woman was rescued by helicopter and flown to hospital Saturday night while the yacht was being brought back to land by rescue personnel.

http://www.news.com.au/

[safewalrus]

Sad very sad!! Even sader is the fact that it was obviously a 'one man passion' this sailing -he hadn't included her in his fun, she went but didn't do! She will regret that now for the rest of her life and hold it against him, when she should be remembering the good times they had, to get over this!!

OH so sad!!

[masalai]

They were both apparently long term and relatively experienced sailors, She said on the TV news that the weather kept her going as she had to look after the boat and that her husband apparently was killed instantly.... My guess she will return to life at sea....

[safewalrus]

Usual reports from reporters then - all bollocks - good luck to her then, hopes she gets over it quickly, poor sod!!

[LyndonJ]

Sincere condolences to his family. Poor people. They say it takes many people around 5 years to 'get over it'.

As merciful as it gets I suppose for accidental death aboard a yacht. It is always more of a nightmare if you lose your loved one overboard, that's the one that would destroy me.

[safewalrus]

True, at least she's got the body to give him a decent burial!.....................At sea?