Wreckage from the maxi-yacht Shockwave. Inset, skipper Andrew Short and navigator Sally Gordon. Photos: Andy Zakeli, Dallas Kilponen.
Two veterans of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race were killed and 16 crew members had to be rescued yesterday after a multimillion-dollar maxi yacht ran aground off the Wollonong coast.Shockwave skipper Andrew Short and its navigator Sally Gordon died when the boom swept them from the deck into the choppy ocean after the vessel hit rocks off Port Kembla.The 80-foot yacht was taking part in a 92-nautical-mile lead-up race to the Sydney to Hobart classic when it struck rocks during rough conditions at Flinders Islet about 3am.
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