Yacht Collides With Tanker at the Start of Cowes Week.
A collision between a yacht and a tanker took place today (Saturday) at around 3.30pm at the Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week.
Heribert Westerveld sent through some photos.
He was able to take an entire series showing the collision between the Atalanta and the tanker.
Atalanta Yacht Collides With Hanne Knutsen Tanker during Cowes Week. Images Copyright H Westerveld.
At just after twenty past three this afternoon Solent Coastguard were informed by Hamble Rescue that the yacht Atlanta of Chester had collided with the tanker Hanne Knutsen off Egypt Point, Isle of Wight.
Two people were thrown overboard by the collison and the yacht lost its mast and rigging. The RHIB Vigilant took one of the people back to shore for medical attention whilst the Southampton Patrol Boat and Hamble Rescue took the second person to a waiting ambulance at Trinity Pontoon.
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch and the MCA Duty Surveyor have been informed. The tanker continued to its destination at Fawley and the yacht has been towed to the UKSA berths at Cowes.
Cowes Week Limited has been in contact with the hospital, the owner of the boat, and ABP since the collision between a tanker and the racing yacht Atalanta earlier this afternoon. They are delighted to confirm that the hospital has discharged the injured crew member.
An official investigation on the incident will be carried out in due course.
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