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The two man crew of a Trimaran is a storm in the Bay of Biscay from distress (mast, capsizing) salvaged by helicopter after the Hamburg HORNBAY the freighter for help, etc. MAYDAY has collected and forwarded.

When the shooting a TV movie aboard the freighter was HORNBAY cameraman and producer H. Kuntschke witnessed the rescue of the crew of the trimaran FONCIA at the JV TRANS-ATLANTIC RACE and participated in the race already in 2nd Located body should have.

Eyewitnesses report to rescue the crew of the trimaran FONCIA, capsized in the Bay of Biscay on 08.11.05, Strong wind: about 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., also in gusts up to 10 Beaufort:

The banana freighter HORNBAY, from Costa Rica on the way to Hamburg, reached at 5:47 of the clock emergency MAYDAY MAYDAY. The HORNBAY takes immediate course Havaristen.Gegen 10:00 on the clock appeared on the FONCIA capsized. The trimaran is pushing Kieloben in heavy seas, including with a mast, broken parts HORNBAY swim in the past.

There is nobody to see the wreck hard drives in the rolling seas. About 10 displays a clock maritime surveillance of the Royal Air Force from about 300 km away from England and raises two rescue Islands. Aboard the Havaristen comes first but nothing. The Kapit? N the HORNBAY assigns the encircling of the trimaran to rapid assistance if necessary to be able to be intent in what sea and wind speeds of up to 150 kmh not without danger for the ship and is Havaristen. Finally, the bull's-eye briefly opened, it displays a waving hand, there is someone on board. Later, it turns out that a skipper Rippenbrueche and a Schluesselbeinbruch noticed, and therefore the rescue Islands could not be used.

Against 13 clock, a rescue helicopter from the French naval aircraft carrier Jeanne d'Arc. " The skipper with Rippenbruechen is pulled up in the basket, the second in the belt with the Rescue man salvaged.

Our Captain said: "They can now celebrate their 2nd birthday!"

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