Two people aboard separate vessels perished in a horror night for the race.
The deaths of two sailors overnight in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race is "absolutely tragic", one of the race's directors said.
Vice Commodore David Jacobs, of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, which hosts the race, said his thoughts were with the families and loved ones of those who died, as well as "the whole of the sailing community".Two people have died on separate yachts in the Sydney to Hobart race. Police confirmed this morning that two people were dead after separate incidents overnight.Crew members performed CPR but the injured person did not survive.The fleet heads out to sea.
A police vessel is escorting that yacht to Bateman's Bay, where it is expected to arrive at about 7am.Kimina's island escape landed her in the worst tsunami in historyJacobs said another tragedy had been averted overnight after a crew member of the Porco Rosso fell overboard in a "terrifying" incident.
"That person was swept about 1.2 nautical miles from the boat, but all of the safety procedures clicked into place," he said."AMSA contacted our race control, AMSA dispatched a plane to search for it. "Boats were diverted to help find the person and the boat, actually he fell off, was able to retrieve him.
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