Engineering:Deseado (yacht)
Deseado (Spanish for "wished" or "wished for") is a 10 m sloop rigged yacht that survived about a month in the Southern Ocean and Bass Strait after being abandoned in stormy seas off Tasmania, the southern island state of Australia . It was found off the south coast of New South Wales where it was towed into Batemans Bay on 23 May 2006.[1]
A Tasmanian Police Kawasaki BK 117 rescue/Emergency medical services helicopter had earlier winched off the owner-yachtsman in 8 m waves on 16 April 2006 (Easter day), after he set off his EPIRB (radio beacon). The owner was sailing single-handed from Tasmania to New Zealand when the yacht was damaged and he suffered neck injuries. The yacht was then about 130 nautical miles (240 km) north-north-east of Bicheno. The yacht was abandoned and given it up as lost.[2]
The owner recovered the yacht and sailed it back to Hobart, Tasmania.
References
- ↑ "Skipperless yacht survives solo adventure". 2006-05-23. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-05-23/skipperless-yacht-survives-solo-adventure/1759840.
- ↑ Kothe, Rob (2006-04-17). "Helicopter rescue of sailor off Tasmanian coast". https://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Helicopter-rescue-of-sailor-off-Tasmanian-coast/-23135.
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