Swept overboard: Sydney to Hobart sailor’s struggle to survive alone in the ocean at night

Yacht race claims two crew members’ lives on separate boats, while survivor recounts ‘getting thrown down waves’

The first mayday call came late on Boxing Day.

Just before midnight, there had been an incident onboard the Flying Fish Arctos, a vessel competing in Australia’s most iconic boat race, the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

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