One sailor died and another was injured after a boat capsized in San Francisco Bay while practicing for the America’s Cup races on Thursday.
Roughly 12 people were on board the Artemis Racing catamaran when it capsized around 1 p.m. near Treasure Island, a former naval station. A support boat operated by Oracle Racing, last year’s America’s Cup winners, managed to pick-up all but two of the sailors.
After bringing two injured sailors to shore, paramedics performed CPR on one person, but he was pronounced dead a short time later, San Francisco Fire Department spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge told the . The other person’s injuries are not life-threatening.
The 34th America’s Cup is scheduled from July through September, and teams are currently training in the bay. 国产吃瓜黑料 reported on the new, “scary-fast” catamarans that are set to debut in the race this summer, speculating that there will be serious accidents.
鈥淭he danger factor is just one piece of the puzzle,鈥 says four-time champ Russell Coutts.