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Amver received this email from the survivor of a recent case off Bermuda. It's humbling to read this story and we thought we would share it with you. From Mr. Dave Hall:

From: Dave Hall Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 3:47 PM To: Amver Subject: Maelstrom

Hi, I was the skipper/owner of Maelstrom a British built Camper and Nicholson 33. On 20th June 09 we were dismasted at position 40deg05'N 54deg18'W. The incident was caused by the catastrophic failure of a 15mm thick stainless steel rod that connected the Starboard chain plate to the cap shroud through deck fitting. This pulled away leaving a hole in the deck and the mast sheared away at deck level. It crashed into the Port side of the hull. I have attached pictures and a copy of the log. We set of the "SPOT" at approximately 1330 and were plucked from our waterlogged sailboat at 2330 by the Astro-Saturn. The captain of the tanker informed us that he had been contacted by the coastguard in Norfolk using Amver and being relatively close by, had steamed to our position. Maelstrom was taking on water at a substantial rate because of damage to her deck and hull and it was doubtful if she could have remained a hazard to navigation for long after we abandoned her. I'll never be able to thank you and your staff sufficiently for coordinating our successful rescue. The next time I am in Little Creek I would cherish the opportunity to thank you all personally. Thank goodness for AMVER. Dave Hall