Pensioner on round-the-world sailing trip dies in technical mishap

NAMPA / DPA
2025-11-27
London (PA Media/dpa) - A pensioner three years into a sailing trip around the world died when he was caught in a rope and pulled into a winch, an investigation has found. New Zealand national Lyall Babington, 74, suffered catastrophic injuries and ended up "tightly wound" around a winch drum. His crew rushed to stop the device using the control switch, but he could not be saved. A Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report found the winc......
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