Event
A freak storm during the Fastnet Race results in the deaths of 15 sailors
14 Aug 1979 · 50.55° N, 6.97° W
What the records say
- When
- 14 Aug 1979
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 50.55° N, 6.97° W
- Description
- A freak storm during the Fastnet Race results in the deaths of 15 sailors.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1979 Fastnet Race.
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