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ARC racer lost crew member over board
On Dec 2, 2024, at 02:27 a.m. UTC t a crew member of the “Ocean Breeze” went overboard in the mid-Atlantic. The crew immediately launched a search operation. The yacht was taking part in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC). The SAR operationwas coordinated by the MRCC Norfolk, which has sent out an emergency call to all shipping in the affected sea area. Another ARC participant yacht sailing nearby and the mega yacht “Project X” were involved in the search. An aerial search operation was not possible due to the distance of the accident site from land. The World Cruising Club assumed that the victim was wearing an automatically inflatable life jacket to which a personal AIS signal was attached. The exact circumstances of the accident were not yet known.
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