Grave fears for missing yacht Berserk in Antarctica - EPIRB stops

8:12 AM Wed 23 Feb 2011 GMT

'Berserk in Antarctica' .

Grave fears are now held for the crew of three ? Norwegians and possibly one British sailor - on expedition yacht Berserk, skippered by Norwegian professional sailor Jarle Andhoey, who has been skippering the 14metre 25 ton steel yacht for many years. New Zealand's Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) said it picked up a signal from a distress beacon on the Norwegian-registered yacht about 17 nautical miles north of Scott Base at 5pm local time on the 22nd February. However, the EPIRB has since ceased to operate, and there is no explanation currently as to why this has occurred. ...

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by Nancy Knudsen