On January 13, 2006, at 1601 central standard time (CST), a
Cirrus SR22, N87HK, registered to Trench Shoaring Systems Inc.,
operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 business flight, had an in flight
loss of control while climbing in instrument flight conditions in
the vicinity of Childersburg, Alabama.
Two yachties were winched off their yacht by the Wellington
based Westpac Rescue Helicopter around 7:00 Saturday morning. The
30 foot yacht Husvale, on a delivery trip from Tauranga to
Lyttelton, set off their emergency locator beacon around 2:00 in
the morning while being battered by huge seas and after being
knocked down on its side three times.
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