Second ARC Boat Abandoned

The five-person crew of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) entry Pelican abandoned ship yesterday after a massive rig failure 325 miles west off the Cape Verde Islands. Though the details of the failure are unclear, it was reported that lines had fouled the prop, so the U.K.-based Bruce Roberts 532 was unable to motor. A merchant vessel came to the aid of the stranded sailors, who were taken aboard without incident, and Pelican was left to her own devices.