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Seventy-Year-Old Sailor Rescued Off Santa Cruz Island
Rescuers say a lone 70-year-old sailor lost all electricity on his 50-foot yacht near Santa Cruz Island and was airlifted to safety by a U.S. Coast Guard crew before his vessel ran aground and was destroyed.
A Coast Guard official said that without electricity, the man could not start his auxiliary engine and avoid being blown toward the island.
The official said the sailor was spotted by a Los Angeles-based Coast Guard helicopter crew about a half-mile from shore around 3 a.m. Friday and taken to a hospital to be treated for mild hypothermia. The wreckage of the yacht was later spotted on island’s shore.
Santa Cruz Island, the largest in the Channel Island chain, is about 22 miles off the Santa Barbara County coast.
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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He should tie the anchor to his stupid ankle and jump overboard: a nice boat will be saved and the master properly destroyed. At least set your ground tackle since its likely your lubber knots wont hold on your ankle. Why didnt USCG tow him?