A severe storm disrupts the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and destroys several yachts.

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READ THE STORY: http://tinyurl.com/572u5f

Accompanying video to Nick Paumgarten's piece "Up and Then Down" from the April 21st issue of The New Yorker. Footage of Nicholas White trapped in an elevator in the McGraw-Hill Building.

Music: "The Storm Begins," by Jennifer Haines.

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