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Halvorsen 42 and 44 'Not Fit for Coastal Cruising,' Australian Inquest Finds

The owner of a Halvorsen 42 died when the vessel rolled and capsized off Seal Rocks on New South Wales' Mid North Coast at about 2 a.m. on January 26, 2020. (Photo by ABC News Australia)

By American standards the Australian coroner’s inquest into the death of a recreational trawler yacht owner is remarkable. Unlike the reports of our own National Transpo…