Nordhavn Crew Abandons Ship After Towing Disaster

96-Footer 'VivieRae II' Left Floating as Australian Navy Rescues the Six People Aboard

Mar 09, 2023

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An Australian Navy rigid hull inflatable rescues mariners from the Nordhavn motoryacht *VivieRae II* of the coast of Northern Australia. (Australian Navy photo)

Towing a tender in open ocean always entails greater risk than having it nesting snugly on board. Operators of a Nordhavn 96 found themselves on the wrong side of that risk-benefit equation earlier…

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