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Locomotion Damaged, Abandoned Offshore

Delivery crew Lyn Silva and two others aboard the Andrews 45 Locomotion had to be rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter Monday night, while only 150 miles from completing their delivery form Hawaii to San Diego.

Nicknamed, Loco, the speedy Andrews 45 struts her stuff in Hawaiian waters.

Jeff Davis
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Considered to be one of Hawaii’s top race boats, Locomotion was recently sold, and her new owner was to have taken possession upon arrival in California. According to former owner Jeff Davis, "Loco likely struck something submerged with the rudder causing structural damage and an uncontrollable leak." The crew called for rescue when their pumps could no longer keep up with the inflow of water.

When alerted by the broker involved with the sale, Coast Guard Sector San Diego dispatched a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and the cutter Narwhal, in addition to an HC-130 Hercules aircraft out of Air Station Sacramento, which provided additional support. After her crew was hoisted to safety, Locomotion was left adrift, and will presumably sink eventually, but there’s no telling when that will happen.

Meanwhile, this incident will be added to a growing list of vessels that have struck unidentified objects while crossing to or from the Hawaiian Islands — a troubling thought given that nearly 100 race boats will soon be making that passage during the Pac Cup and Singlehanded TransPac.

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