Sinking during a regatta Police recover sailing ship from a depth of 80 meters in Lake Zug
A sailing ship sank during a regatta on Lake Zug in June. The police have now salvaged the wreck from a depth of around 80 meters. The operation took several hours with the help of police divers.
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- A sailing ship that sank during a regatta in June has been salvaged from Lake Zug.
- Police divers dived to a depth of 80 meters and pulled the ship up with winches. It took several hours to salvage the sailing ship.
- A 56-year-old man died in the accident, who was initially missing and was recovered dead a few days later.
Emergency services pulled a sailing ship that had sunk during a regatta in Lake Zug to the surface on Thursday. The recovery of the sailing ship took several hours, according to the Zug law enforcement authorities.
According to the statement, police divers dived to a depth of 80 meters and pulled the ship up with winches. Once on the surface, the sailing ship was secured, lifted up, pumped out and towed to the port of Zug by boat.
Cause of accident under further investigation
The salvage operation presented all the emergency services involved with major challenges, it was reported. The cause of the accident was not known and was being investigated further.
The sailing boat sank during a regatta on Lake Zug in June. A 56-year-old man died in the accident, who was initially missing and was recovered dead a few days later.
Numerous specialists were involved in the rescue operation. In addition to divers from the Zurich cantonal police and the Schwyz cantonal police, the Zug police were also deployed.
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