BRIEFLY : TWO KILLED IN YACHT RACE.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Gale-force winds and high seas high seas In maritime law, the waters lying outside the territorial waters of any and all states. In the Middle Ages, a number of maritime states asserted sovereignty over large portions of the high seas. battered yachts in the Sydney-to-Hobart race today, killing at least two crew members and leaving three yachts missing. The two dead were found on the 40-foot vessel Business Post Naiad Naiad, in astronomy Naiad, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Neptune. naiad, in zoology: see insect. , about 60 miles off the New South Wales New South Wales, state (1991 pop. 5,164,549), 309,443 sq mi (801,457 sq km), SE Australia. It is bounded on the E by the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is the capital. The other principal urban centers are Newcastle, Wagga Wagga, Lismore, Wollongong, and Broken Hill. town of Merimbula, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Australian Search and Rescue Coordination Center A primary search and rescue facility suitably staffed by supervisory personnel and equipped for coordinating and controlling search and rescue and/or combat search and rescue operations. The facility is operated unilaterally by personnel of a single Service or component. in Canberra. Seven others were put aboard a helicopter and flown to Merimbula Hospital, the center said. The center was unable to identify the sailors, say how they died or give details on the injuries suffered by surviving crewmen. With winds gusting to 80 knots and seas swelling to 35 feet, the race continued even as rescue teams searched for the three missing yachts. John Campbell John Campbell is the name of: British political figures
Abnormally low body temperature, with slowing of physiological activity. It is artificially induced (usually with ice baths) for certain surgical procedures and cancer treatments. when he was taken to safety. A total of 37 yachts have been forced out of the 725-mile race. Many lost their masts or have injured crew. FOOTBALL: Record-breaking Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams and runner-up Michael Bishop were picked for the South roster for next month's Hula Bowl. The other South quarterback for the Jan. 24 game at Kahului on Maui will be Wisconsin's Mike Samuel. The North team's main offensive weapon will be Mike Cloud, an All-America running back from Boston College. The North also features three quarterbacks - Corby Jones of Missouri and small college stars Brian Ah Yat of Montana and Kevin Daft of UC Davis. WINTER SPORTS: High school senior Catherine Raney is emerging as one of the U.S. speedskating team's possible medal contenders in 2002. The 17-year-old from Elm Grove, Wis., who earlier this year made her Olympic debut in Nagano, Japan, won the 3,000-meter race Sunday at the U.S. Allround Championships in West Allis, Wis. Austria's Anita Wachter, recovering from a bad knee injury, easily captured a World Cup giant slalom race in Semmering, Austria, for her first triumph in nearly three years. |
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