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Ferocious weather first claimed their life raft, and then their yacht. This is how three Kiwi sailors survived

Cherie Howie
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Reporter·NZ Herald·
20 mins to read

A year ago this week four Kiwi sailors found themselves stranded in towering seas and fierce winds off Northland aboard a yacht sinking beneath their feet, and with an empty life raft cradle.
Three, including Pamela Pedersen, speaking for the first time about the loss of her husband, Stuart Pedersen, in the tragedy, tell Cherie Howie their story of survival, and the heroism that made it possible.

When help came for four stricken sailors floating in, and frequently under, waves

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