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The TITANIC KILLER Storm - The Fastnet Yacht Race Tragedy of 1979 - A Terrible Night of Near Hurricance Force Winds When Boats Racing Towards The Fastnet Rock Were Engulfed by Disaster.

The Fastnet Race of 1979 was the Yachting race that changed the history of sailing, no one, not even the organizers, would have ever imagined what would happen shortly thereafter.

BBC 10 AUG 2023

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300 yachts competing went missing in a 20,000 area square of the Irish Sea

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Some of the yachtsmen rescued by Royal Navy aircraft during the Fastnet disaster Archive picture from Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose of Fastnet Disaster 1979

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Taken in 1979, this picture was used to illustrate the number of personnel involved in a search and rescue operation Archive picture from Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose of Fastnet Disaster 1979

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The story of the Force 10 gale which decimated the 1979 Fastnet race, the last of the Admiral's Cup events in that year.

A massive search and rescue operation was begun as half of the 300 yachts competing went missing in a 20,000 area square of the Irish Sea.

The death toll was 15, and the ramifications are still felt today with the increased safety requirements introduced in the aftermath