Swept Away
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007
John Blackman, 55, (above left) is still missing after a huge wave hit his 50 ft. yacht in Australian waters. The 36 ft. wave snapped his lifeline and he was washed overboard.
Other crew members were also banged up. Dale Peterson (above right) broke a leg when the yacht was knocked down and Nicholas Lawson, 38, has a badly bruised leg and cuts to his head.
No sign had been found of the missing sailor.
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Wow. Was it a storm or just a freak wave? I wonder if it could have been a mini-tsunami?
It was some big storm in the southern ocean. Condolences!