The storm washed out to sea by a wave from the deck, said on Sunday, November 19.
The ship the 60-year-old Simon Speirs (Simon Speirs) was heading from South Africa to Australia. 18 Nov at sea the storm, a sailor fell overboard. He was wearing a life jacket. The strong current carried it away from the boat, so to raise it was not immediately apparent. Speyrs died, without regaining consciousness.
The rest of the crew was not injured and continues on his way to Australia. The team went on a trip in August together with 11 other yachts.
Speyrs became the third died in the 21-year history of The Clipper Round The World, the newspaper notes. In 2015, 49-year-old sailor from Kent died from neck injuries. In the past year killed 40-year-old traveler from London, she too fell overboard.
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