These are accounts I found more recently (20 years latter) on the Internet ...
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34' sailboat "BANSHEE from the USA
On "June 9, 1990 at 0500GMT the announcement came over the Pacific Maritime Net, " "BANSHEE" ABANDONED! CREW PICKED UP BY TAIWANESE SHIP. TRANSFERRED TO AUSTRALIAN HELICOPTER. EN-ROUTE TO AUSTRALIA."
Joy Smith and Jeannine Talley had set sail from Australia headed for Fiji. About 400 miles out they were caught in a severe storm of hurricane strength and their yacht "BANSHEE" was rolled over and dismasted. We received a call from Joan Anderson in Australia informing us that a distress signal had been heard from "BANSHEE" and would we pray for their rescue. We joined our prayers with many others and they were shortly spotted and rescued. While in Mooloolaba we were able to renew our friendship with Joy and Jeannine and had the pleasure of assisting them with the installation of the new mast for "BANSHEE'. A fisherman friend of theirs had gone out and located their boat and towed it back to port and presented it to them free of any charge! They have been rebuilding and are preparing to sail to Guam yet this year where they hope to find teaching jobs to add to their cruising purse.
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