Sydney Hobart’s horror was when a yacht is left wrecked on Tasmania’s remote beaches.
The crew survived accident while craft surfed down a huge wave
A yacht abandoned at sea after suffering damage in the Sydney to Hobart race has washed up on a Tasmanian island.
Water police rescued the crew of Huntress after the 40-foot vessel struck an unidentified object that sheared off part of its rudder.
The yacht was left to drift at sea
Marine and Safety Tasmania issued an alert saying the yacht was 15 nautical miles off the state’s northeast coast and salvage operations.
Skipper and owner Victoria Logan and her seven crewmates suffered a mishap 80 nautical miles east of Flinders Island on the morning of December 28.
Huntress was forced to retire from the Sydney to Hobart race