YACHT CAPSIZES
A yacht of the Z class capsized in a strong easterly squall close to Bean Rock lighthouse yesterday afternoon. It was manned by two members of the Roval New Zealand Air Force, Aircraftmen R. C. Stone and F. L. Morris, who clung to tho overturned vessel until they were rescued by three soldiers in a dinghy. The yacht was towed to th« shore and righted and neither member of the crew suffered ill-effects from the adventure.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 66, 19 March 1942, Page 8
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