Investigation of Artemis Accident Begins - Teams to Meet Tuesday
Regatta Director to Head Internal Investigation, Cooperate
with Authorities: Press Release
San Francisco, USA, May 10, 2012
Artemis Racing AC72 Boat #1 practicing in SF, February 12, 2013.
Photo:©2013 ACEA/Gilles
Martin-Raget
Tasked with running a review into the circumstances surrounding the capsize of the Artemis Racing AC72 on Thursday, Regatta Director Iain Murray says consultation with stakeholders is already underway.
On Tuesday, Murray has scheduled a formal meeting when all four teams competing in the Summer of Racing - Oracle Team USA, Artemis Racing (SWE), Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa Challenge (ITA) will be in San Francisco.
"The meeting with the teams is a crucial next step," Murray said. "We need to establish an open flow of information to ensure this review meets its goals of fact-finding and putting us in a position to recommend changes, if necessary."
One aspect of the review will involve study of all data that was captured at the time of the incident.
"Once we have the information, the basic facts, all the data, then we will be able to re-build the entire chain of events and start to assess why this incident resulted in a tragic loss of life," he said.
---From America's Cup Event Authority/©2013 ACEA
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