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Collision suspected in yacht racing mishap that killed 3
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A yacht racing off the coasts of California and Mexico apparently collided with a much larger vessel, killing three crew members and leaving one missing, a sailing organization said early Sunday.
The Newport Ocean Sailing Association was hosting the 125-mile Newport, Calif. to Ensenada, Mexico yacht race when the collision occurred late Friday or early Saturday several miles off the coast near the border.
"An investigation was continuing, but it appeared the damage was not inflicted by an explosion but by a collision with a ship much larger than the 37-foot vessel," association spokesman Rich Roberts said in a news release early Sunday.
Three crew members of a sailboat were found dead and a search was under way early Sunday for a fourth, in the state's second ocean racing tragedy this month.
Coast Guard boats and two aircraft as well as Mexican navy and civilian vessels were searching for the missing crew member.
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Comment by MIKE GAPP on April 30, 2012 at 11:31am -
Sad.
Such a great sport.
Miek Gapp
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Comment by Michael Vaughan on April 30, 2012 at 6:13pm -
I hope the Coast Guard examines all the records of ship transits in the area at the time (they can find them) and checks their hulls for paint evidence....fast!
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