Sailors on two separate vessels were killed when they were struck by a sail boom.
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00:00And in both cases, we believe that the member of crew was hit by a boom.
00:05I have no other information as to how that came about and what the circumstances were,
00:10so I'm afraid I can't elaborate on that today.
00:13When we do find out, we will share that with you.
00:17There is one good story that I heard overnight on the boat Poco Rosso.
00:26A person was swept overboard.
00:29That is one of the most terrifying experiences that you can have.
00:33And this was at 3.14am, so it was at night, which makes it tenfold more scary.
00:40Fortunately, there are developed systems and procedures
00:45to cater for that situation and to retrieve the person.
00:49They wear a personal location beacon that was activated.
00:53It sends a satellite message to the Australian Maritime Survival Centre, AMSA.
01:01They then were able to contact our race committee and all the procedures were put in place.
01:07The boat was able to start searching for the person.
01:11They had, we believe, been washed about 1.2km away from the boat.
01:17AMSA set out a plane to start searching.
01:20New South Wales Police were ready to dispatch a boat and a helicopter
01:25and a boat in our fleet was diverted to try and help with the search.
01:29Fortunately, the boat from which the crew member fell was able to retrieve that crew member
01:35and they are healthy and well.