Yachtsmen believed drifting in liferaft
PA Auckland Christmas for Mrs Jennie Corkhill was sitting sadly in Auckland, waiting hopefully for news of five men missing aboard a yacht somewhere m the Tasman. Mrs Corkhill's father-in-1 law and brother-in-law were aooard the llm Charleston, which disappeared two; weeks ago while sailing from Hobart to Sydney for the Southern Cross Cup ocean-racing series. It should have been a joyous Christmas homecoming for Mrs Corkhill and her husband. Mr Malcolm Corkhill. at her Albany family. home. But he spent. Christmas with his family inMelbourne, and she sat! alone with her family waiting for news. The Australian Search and Rescue authorities have suspended the search for the one-tonner, which is owned and skippered by a Hobart businessman. Charles Davies. Mrs Corkhill and her husband’s family want NewZealand’s Search and Rescue authorities to begin a search for the boat. They believe the Charleston’s crew may be drifting in a liferaft towards New Zealand. According to Mrs Corkhill. the New Zealand authorities are unwilling to act unless asked to by Canberra.
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Press, 27 December 1979, Page 2
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