Man overboard

What's The Procedure For Handling A Man-overboard Situation?

Photographer Carlo Borlenghi shares with us a gallery of images from day one of the Portofino Rolex Trophy. The event is by invitation only for J-, 12- and 8-metre class wooden yachts.

Personal, for practice.

It may be rare, but the consequences of having a man overboard when sailing away under spinnaker are so serious that Dan Bower dedicates Part 7 to his advice

Like the ocean, the life of a worker can be calm at times. Despite the lack of danger, the worker still caries his equipment. The man overboard device will be attached to the worker's belt at all times.

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A fisherman in New Zealand has defied the odds and survived an astonishing 23 hours in the treacherous ocean waters after falling overboard from his boat. The man, whose identity remains unknown, was rescued on Saturday afternoon following an extensive search operation. According to reports, the fisherman was working on a commercial fishing vessel off the coast of Hawke's Bay when the unfortunate incident occurred. It was around 10 pm on Friday night when he accidentally plunged into the…