SYDNEY: Eight crew members abandoned their sinking boat and another three badly-injured sailors were airlifted from the deck of New Zealand maxi yacht Maximus during a rough Sydney-Hobart race yesterday.
Maximus and sophisticated Dutch entry ABN AMRO were both dismasted in rough seas overnight, five other damaged boats were forced to retire and the 38-year-old timber boat Koomooloo was adrift and sinking.
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