Rescue operation in Fastnet yacht race disaster
- Title
- Rescue operation in Fastnet yacht race disaster
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1979
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- Duration
- 00:01:27
- Description
- Dave Loyn interviews Plymouth rescue team member Tim Hunt on the ongoing rescue operation by naval helicopter and ship following the freak storm during the Fastnet yacht race, with 22 yachts still missing.
- Contributors
- Dave Loyn; Tim Hunt
- Keywords
- Storms; Contests; Sailing; Yachts; Rescue work; Maritime rescue; Search and rescue operations; Helicopters; Fastnet Yacht Race
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