M/Y Princess GiGi, a 124-foot Trident, has sunk about 60 miles northeast of Samana Cay in the central Bahamas. All eight crew members aboard were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard’s Operations Bahamas/Turks & Caicos responded to the call about 6:45 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6, with a helicopter team. They dropped a dewatering pump, which could not keep up with the in-flow of water, and evacuated the crew, said Petty Officer Dana Warr of the 7th District.
According to several crew and others in the area, the yacht may have lost power in heavy seas and may have taken on water from the garage doors on the stern.
By Lucy Chabot Reed from www.the-triton.com
