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Sailors Rescued After Boat Loses Mast off Montauk

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A sailboat was

A sailboat was "dismasted" when it suffered a catastrophic rigging failure about 12 miles off Montauk. The boat's crew was not injured but the boat had to be towed into Montauk Harbor. MICHAEL WRIGHT

A sailboat was

A sailboat was "dismasted" when it suffered a catastrophic rigging failure about 12 miles off Montauk. The boat's crew was not injured but the boat had to be towed into Montauk Harbor. MICHAEL WRIGHT

A sailboat was dismasted off Montauk on Sunday and towed into Montauk Harbor by the US Coast Guard. MICHAEL WRIGHT

A sailboat was dismasted off Montauk on Sunday and towed into Montauk Harbor by the US Coast Guard. MICHAEL WRIGHT

authorMichael Wright on Aug 23, 2023
A 50-foot sailboat from Newport, Rhode Island, suffered a catastrophic rigging failure while sailing past Long Island on Sunday, August 20. The sailboat, Defiance, was about 12 miles southwest of... more

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