Sunsail carried out an air search on Friday, 29th January with an independent observer on board the search aircraft but unfortunately the search was unsuccessful and the vessel was not sighted. Subject to suitable weather conditions, Sunsail will be carrying out a further air search today (1 February) for the overturned yacht. It would appear that one of the NSRI divers took a photograph showing the manufacturers' plate when the NSRI team originally located the vessel. The plate appears to … [Read more...] about Search continues for upturned catamaran hull
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Air Search for upturned Catamaran Hull
After attaching the upturned hull, that floated past Port Elizabeth last week, the tug Peridot reported that the tow broke free. Sunsail - the owners of the yacht - announced today that they intend to carry out an air search today for the overturned yacht which was last sighted off the coast of Cape Town. Following notification from the authorities on 28th January 2016 that the yacht had been sighted, Sunsail had assembled an operational team with a view to recovering the yacht. Sunsail … [Read more...] about Air Search for upturned Catamaran Hull
Video: Catamaran hull located adrift at sea
On 18 January 2016 the families of Anthony Murray (58), Reginald Robertson (59) and Jaryd Payne (20) - last heard from on 18 January 2015 - were informed that the Brazilian Navy Ship Amazonas had spotted and photographed the upturned hull of a luxury catamaran, a Moorings A5130, Sunsail RC044-978, off the coast of Port Elizabeth. See: Tragic capsized catamaran drifts past Port Elizabeth. Murray, Robertson and Payne had been on a delivery trip to Phuket, Thailand and were last heard from … [Read more...] about Video: Catamaran hull located adrift at sea
