THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, October 16, 1994 TAG: 9410140386
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON PAGE: 21 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Short : 25 lines
A 58-foot catamaran sailing from Newport, R.I., ran aground on a
sandbar near Lynnhaven Inlet late Monday night. Owner/operator
Jacques Demsder, a Canadian who lists Paris as his home, radioed the
U.S. Coast Guard for help shortly after 11 p.m., said Lt. Jim
Mayors, Coast Guard spokesman. The starboard pontoon of the
catamaran sunk when pumps were unable to control flooding on board
the craft. Demsder and a passenger were rescued at about 2:30 a.m.
Tuesday by a salvage boat. The Virginia Beach salvage company Sea
Tow was called when a Coast Guard vessel was unable to get close
enough to the catamaran to rescue Demsder and his passenger. Sea Tow
has made arrangements to salvage the craft as soon as the wind and
seas calm.
by CNB