Maritime emergency records · by sea
Incidents in the North Atlantic.
Documented sailing emergencies in the North Atlantic — 3 records, each with sources, lessons, and links to the SeaWise procedures involved. Search by the water you're about to sail.
← Search & filter the full LogbookMarigoldSailing yacht/2018/—/Dismasting
Forestay failure under reduced sail in 38 kt of wind; the crew of three cut the wreckage clear and made Brest under jury rig over three days.
Cheeki RafikiSailing yacht/2014/40 ft/Structural · MOB
The 40 ft Beneteau First Cheeki Rafiki lost its keel and capsized 720 nm SE of Nova Scotia during a delivery passage; four British crew lost.
WayfarerSailing yacht/2006/—/MOB
David Cottle was washed overboard during gale-force conditions and recovered by a Liberian-registered tanker after 70 minutes in the water.