Two dead and sixteen rescued after yacht crashes into rocks
October 10, 2009
Well-known Sydney yachting identity Andrew 'Shorty' Short has died after his boat ran aground during a race off the NSW south coast.
Short, 48, of The Spit, and crew member Sally Gordon, 47, of Darling Point, were pulled from the water unconscious early this morning but could not be revived.
The 16 surviving crew members were rescued and taken to Wollongong hospital suffering minor injuries and hypothermia.
Short was the owner and skipper of the 24.4m maxi yacht Shockwave, sponsored by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, which crashed into rocks off Flinders Islet off Port Kembla and ran aground at about 3am during a race from Sydney to the island and back.
A police and emergency services rescue began shortly after 3am after authorities received a number of distress calls about the 18-metre maxi yacht.
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