Charlie Morgan wrote:
On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:15:54 -0400, Charlie Morgan wrote:

A 92 foot sailboat collided with a large coal transporter at about 4
am off of Port Jefferson this morning. Just like the crash a couple of
years ago when the crew of a sailboat was thrown overboard when hit by
a large Motoryacht in fog. The captain of that sailboat died.

The three people on the sailboat this time were all thrown overboard,
too. One was uninjured, one was injured slightly and the third was
pulled from the water unconsious.

Once again, I'll recommend that PFD's and tethers are a REALLY good
idea anytime you are in poor visibility conditions, even if it seems
as if conditions are otherwise benign.

CWM

Update:

The first mate (nicknamed "Blue") and 29 year old Gina Bortolotti, the
chef, were engaged, and had recently bought a house in northern
California. She had a pulse after the collision and he kept her afloat
in the water, but she did not survive. Here is her website:

http://www.bluegina.com


CWM

Thanks for the link Charlie.

What a charming couple...I hope Blue can deal with the loss.

Joe