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July 10, 2007

Crews will try to raise a sloop that sank Saturday

JAMESTOWN -- Crews will try to raise an antique sloop today that sank off Jamestown Saturday after a collision during a boat race.

The Amorita was built in 1905 and was racing in the Robert H. Tiedemann Memorial Regatta against 30 other boats. It collided with two boats near a course marker at the southern tip of Jamestown.

The boat's owner, William Doyle, says the hull was significantly damaged and it went down quickly. Crew members were rescued by nearby boats.

Doyle and co-owner Jed Pearsall of Newport say they're optimistic the sloop can be salvaged.

Doyle says they'll use whatever means are needed to bring the boat up.

-- The Associated Press

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 1:05 PM | Permalink

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