Missing Sailing Yacht Europa
by RHKYC on 7 Oct 2015
Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club SW
The search continued on Wednesday 7 October for signs of the missing sailing yacht Europa and its five crew members, yielding no sightings. However, Hong Kong’s Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre has confirmed that the yacht’s EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) has now stopped transmitting.
The Hong Kong registered 18.2m Europa was on a delivery trip from Hong Kong to Subic Bay, Philippines when she ran into difficulties, activating its EPIRB on Saturday 3 October at 2023hrs UTC.
The five crew on board are all experienced yachtsmen; Robin Wyatt (UK), Brian Turner (UK), Harry Taylor (Canada), Alan Lundy (USA) and Rudolph Bollozos (Philippines).
Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club thanks Hong Kong’s Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, Hong Kong Government Flying Service, Philippines Navy, Philippines Coast Guard, Philippines Coast Guard Auxiliary and friends of the sailors in Hong Kong and the Philippines who are assisting with coordinating search efforts.
The Club has no other facts available and as such is unable to make any further comment at this time.
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