Whale Sinks Yacht in South Pacific; Four Sailors Rescued Alive After 18-Hour Search
A yacht was sunk in the South Pacific after a collision with a whale, leaving four sailors adrift before they were found alive nearly 18 hours later, according to reports from New Zealand and international media. The incident underscores both the hazards of remote ocean voyaging and the difficulty of mounting rapid search-and-rescue operations across vast Pacific distances.
