Australasian Coroners' Conference

Business Post Niaid

Sword of Orion

Winston Churchill

Wave HeightConversion of Bureau of Meteorology

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1998 Sydney Hobart Yacht RaceWeather Conditions

(and Chronology of Events)

Notes• Location of events are based on information supplied by NSW Water Police including the CYCA’s “Chronology of Events” and the AUSSAR Search and Rescue Review

• Times are in EST (+ daylight savings)

• All distances are in nautical miles

• Surface pressure, wind and wave depictions are provided by the Bureau of Meteorology. The Bureau accepts no responsibility for any subsequent manipulations and alterations to these data files.

Explanatory Notes

Wave Heights

• in metres

• wave height increase by colours changing from blue (lowest) - red - yellow (highest)

•white vectors represent direction of waves

Wind Barbs•beginning of the barb represents the location that the winds has been calculated

•the direction of the barb represent the direction of the wind

•the feathers of the barb represent the strength

Mean Sea Level Pressure (MSLP)

/ Winds at

2200 hrs 26 December 1998

Position of Fleet at 2000 hrs

Mean Sea Level Pressure (MSLP) and Surface Winds

Wave Heights and Direction /

Wind Speed and Direction at

0100 hrs 27 December 1998

Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at

0400hrs 27 December 1998

Position of Fleet at 0300 hrs

Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at

0700 27 December 1998

Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at

1000hrs 27 December 1998

BassStrait

Eden

Mo n ta g u e Is

Chronology of Events

1235 - 1400 hrs 27 Dec 1998

Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at 1300

hrs 27 Dec 19981400 27/12Winston ChurchillPosition at Sked 3

1400 27/12Business Post NaiadPosition at Sked 3

1400 27/12 (Sked Position)Sword of Orion advises fleet of extreme windsof 50 - 70 knots, gusting up to 80 knots ahead

1225 27/12 Doctel Rager reports severe weather ahead,winds 50 -60 knots, gusts 70+ knots

Chronology of Events

1400 - 1800 hrs 27 Dec 1998

(4) 1700 27/12 - Winston ChurchillApproximate position of sinking

(5) 1749 27/12 - Business Post NaiadYendys advises May Day from BPN, message that BPN had rolled over withmajor hull damage, its position was 38.05 S, 150.32E,was attempting to steer 174 deg(2) 1644 27/12 Sword of Orion

Retires and heading to Eden 38.18S, 150.17E. (3) 16.50 27/12 Sword of Orion Roll-over 360 deg, dismasted, MOB, May Day, EPIRB activated on deck, lost sight of MOB 5 - 7 minutes later

Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at 1600

hrs 27 Dec 1998

(1) 1600 27/12 - Stand AsideRolled and dismasted, 12 crew airlifted(Sienna - injury, stood by Stand Aside)

Chronology of Events

Winston Churchill, Business Post Naiad and Sword of Orion

1400 - 2000 hrs 27 Dec 1998

Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at 1600

hrs 27 Dec 1998

1700 27/12 - Winston ChurchillApproximate position of sinking

1920 27/12Margaret Rintoul II, 38.15S, 150.22E reports red flare sighted at 18.45 hours

1749 27/12 - Business Post NaiadYendys advises May Day from BPN, message that BPN had rolled over withmajor hull damage, its position was 38.05 S, 150.32E,was attempting to steer 174 deg

1644 27/12 Sword of Orion Retires and heading to Eden 38.18S, 50.17E. 16.50 27/12 Sword of Orion Roll-over 360 deg, dismasted, MOB, May Day, EPIRB activated on deck, lost sight of MOB 5 - 7 minutes later

Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at 1900

hrs 27 Dec 1998

1700 27/12 - Winston ChurchillApproximate position of sinking

1920 27/12 Margaret Rintoul IIAt 38.15S, 150.22E reports red flare sighted at 18.45 hours

1749 27/12 - Business Post NaiadYendys advises May Day from BPN, message that BPN had rolled over withmajor hull damage, its position was 38.05 S, 150.32E,was attempting to steer 174 deg1644 27/12 Sword of Orion

Retires and heading to Eden 38.18S,150.17E. 16.50 27/12 Sword of Orion Roll-over 360 deg, dismasted, MOB, May Day, EPIRB activated on deck, lost sight of MOB 5 - 7 minutes later

Chronology of Events

Winston Churchill, Business Post Naiad and Sword of Orion

1400 - 2000 hrs 27 Dec 1998

Chronology of (Additional) Events

1730 - 2030 hrs 27 Dec 1998

Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at 1900

hrs 27 Dec 1998

(6) 1830 27/12 KingurraReports May Day, MOB deployed EPIRB, boat was knocked down

(3) 1700 28/12B52Dismasted and activated EPIRB

(8) 2010 27/12 LokiNo motor

(7) 2000 27/12 SolandraDismasted,

(4) 1700 27/12 - Winston ChurchillApproximate position of sinking

1920 27/12 Margaret Rintoul II,reports red flare sighted at 18.45 hours

(5) 1749 27/12 - Business Post NaiadYendys advises May Day from BPN, message that BPN had rolled over with major hull damage,

(1) 1644 27/12 Sword of OrionRetires and heading to Eden 38.18S, 150.17E. (2) 16.50 - Sword of OrionRoll-over 360 deg, dismasted, MOB, May Day, EPIRB activated on deck, lost sight of MOB 5 - 7 minutes later

Chronology of Events

2030 - 2330 hrs 27 Dec 1998

Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at 2200

hrs 27 Dec 1998

2310 27/12 MiintintaDismasted and sunk, 6 crew rescued by FV Josephine Jean

0003 28/12 - TenaciousKnockdown, no motor, all OK, heading to Eden

2145 27/12 Team Jaguar InfinityDismasted

Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at

0100 hrs 28 December 1998

Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at

0400 hrs 28 December 1999

Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at

0700 hrs 28 December 1998

0710 28/12 Zeus II Dismasted 36.45S, 151.23E

0705 28/12 Outlaw Damaged, engine problems, heading to Eden, crew ok, requesting stand by

0645 28/12 Midnight Special Dismasted and probably occurred earlier. Yacht presumed sunk, 9 crew airlifted

Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at

1000 hrs 28 December 1998

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