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  • Woman, child, tortoise, cat rescued from sailboat 925 miles off Hawaii coast

    09/01/2024 4:08:46 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 52 replies
    ktla ^ | 09/01/2024 | https://ktla.com/news/woman-child-tortoise-cat-rescued-from-sailboat-925-miles-off-hawaii-coast/
    [T]he sailboat – a 47-foot French-flagged vessel named Albroc – and a mayday call was received from a 47-year-old woman aboard the boat who stated that she, her 7-year-old daughter and their pets needed to be rescued. She also reported there was a deceased man onboard... “With seas greater than 25 feet forecast within 12 hours of their position and the damaged condition of the [sailboat], the William P. Lawrence had a six-hour window to safely conduct small boat recovery operations,” USCG said. Eventually – and in spite of 10-foot seas and 15 mile per hour winds – a small...