Whale sinks yacht in South Pacific, sailors rescued alive 18 hours later

Whale sinks yacht in South Pacific, sailors rescued alive 18 hours later — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/whale-sinks-yacht-in-south-pacific-sailors-rescued-alive-18-hours-laterContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Four Sailors Rescued After Sperm Whale Sinks Yacht in South Pacifichttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/whale-sinks-yacht-in-south-pacific-sailors-rescued-alive-18-hours-laterhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/whale-sinks-yacht-in-south-pacific-sailors-rescued-alive-18-hours-later#u101881Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:45:26 +0000Four sailors spent up to 18 hours stranded in a life raft after a pod of sperm whales cracked and sank their yacht in the remote South Pacific about 500 miles north of New Zealand. The crew of the vessel Tai Tam abandoned ship into a life raft following a midnight collision with the marine mammals. An international military and commercial rescue operation, which involved a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-8A aircraft and a cargo ship, successfully located and plucked the survivors from the high seas alive.Why it mattersMarine collisions with cetaceans present severe hazards to long-distance blue-