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New Zealand yachting legend Sir Peter Blake was killed by bandits on the Amazon River as he rushed to the aid of crew members aboard his ship Seamaster.
Sir Peter was shot and died immediately after masked and hooded bandits boarded the Seamaster, while it was stationed at Macapa, at the northern mouth of the Amazon River in Brazilian territory.
At about 10.15 pm Wednesday local time (2.15 pm Thursday NZT), about seven or eight armed pirates "came out of the darkness" and took the crew by surprise, Sir Peter's good friend and head of the Blakexpeditions organisation, Alan Sefton said.
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A sad story. You can read all of it at the link above.
New Zealand yachting legend Sir Peter Blake was killed by bandits on the Amazon River as he rushed to the aid of crew members aboard his ship Seamaster.
Sir Peter was shot and died immediately after masked and hooded bandits boarded the Seamaster, while it was stationed at Macapa, at the northern mouth of the Amazon River in Brazilian territory.
At about 10.15 pm Wednesday local time (2.15 pm Thursday NZT), about seven or eight armed pirates "came out of the darkness" and took the crew by surprise, Sir Peter's good friend and head of the Blakexpeditions organisation, Alan Sefton said.
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A sad story. You can read all of it at the link above.