Two die in Sydney to Hobart yacht race

Two people participating in the annual Sydney to Hobart race in Australia have died in separate incidents, according to police.

Both crew members died in varying degrees after being hit by a bomb – a large beam attached to the bottom of the ship.

Organizers of the event said the event was on Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline.

The first boats are expected to arrive in Hobart, Tasmania, on Friday or early Saturday. Many have already retired due to bad weather.

New South Wales (NSW) police said the incident was reported to police shortly before midnight on Thursday local time (12:50 GMT) by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority in the country’s capital, Canberra.

Just over two hours later, at 02:15 on Friday, NSW Police were told that the crew of the second ferry was giving CPR to the second person, who was also out of action.

Flying Fish Arctos had been sailing about 30 miles east/southeast of the NSW town of Ulladulla, organizers said.

Bowline, meanwhile, was about 30 miles east/northeast of the town of Batemans Bay, also in NSW.

“Our thoughts are with the staff, family and friends of the deceased,” organizers said in a statement.

The tournament, which started on Thursday, has continued.

This is not the first time that people have been killed in the race, which was first held in 1945.

Six people, including British yachtsman Glyn Charles, died in 1998 when a storm hit the competitors.