Episode 74 - Ouzo
Beyond the Breakers
English - September 06, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 45.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsHistory Society & Culture Documentary shipwrecks maritime history transportation shipping great lakes ocean accidents shipwreck disasters Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week we discuss the sinking of the sailing yacht Ouzo in August 2006 with the loss of all her crew, most likely due to a collision or near-collision with the P & O ferry Pride of Bilbao.
Sources:
"Candela." National Institute of Standards and Technology, 25 July 2019. https://www.nist.gov/si-redefinition/candela
de Castella, Tom. "Lost at sea." Financial Times, 22 Aug 2008. https://www.ft.com/content/5d5efaec-6d8d-11dd-857b-0000779fd18c
"Report on the investigation of the loss of the sailing yacht Ouzo and her three crew South of the Isle of Wight during the night of 20/21 August 2006." Marine Accident Investigation Branch, April 2007. https://www.gov.uk/maib-reports/sinking-of-sailing-yacht-ouzo-after-encounter-with-ro-ro-passenger-ferry-pride-of-bilbao-off-isle-of-wight-england-with-loss-of-3-lives
"Yacht deaths trial clears seaman." BBC News Channel, 13 Dec 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/7142272.stm