Two sailors are dead in Australia's famed Hobart yacht race
Petru Mazilu
Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Two crew members participating in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in Australia are dead after separate accidents at sea, police announced late Thursday. Officials said the crew members were knocked into the Tasman Sea by the swinging boom on their boats, the vertical pole that attaches to the bottom of the sail. Advertisement The 630 nautical mile long race starts in Sydney, New South Wales on the day after Christmas, and finishes in Hobart, Tasmania. The race, run by the Royal
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