From the NY Times:
Dutch Yachtsman Dies in Volvo Ocean Race
Skip to next paragraph AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch sailor in the Volvo Ocean Race died on Thursday after being swept overboard from the yacht ABN Amro Two, race organizers said.
The Volvo Ocean Race said on its Web site that Hans Horrevoets, 32, was washed overboard early on Thursday as the boat was sailing in five-meter seas some 1,300 miles off the British coast.
The crew immediately turned the boat around, took the sails down and mounted a search-and-rescue effort. Horrevoets was located and lifted back on board.
However, despite the efforts of crew members under the direction of medical advisors to resuscitate him, Horrevoets failed to regain consciousness.
``We are all devastated by the events that took place this morning and all our thoughts are for Hans's family,'' said skipper Sebastien Josse.
``Throughout the whole MOB (man overboard) procedure the whole crew handled themselves calmly, professionally and with the utmost maturity. It is with deep regret that we were unable to resuscitate Hans.''
Horrevoets, who leaves a wife and young daughter, was the oldest crew member on board ABN Amro Two and had a wealth of sailing experience.
He participated in the 1997-98 raceand was part of ABN Amro Two's selection panel for the race, with the crew made up of five professionals and the rest young sailors.
Horrevoets is the fifth sailor to die since the event began in 1973-74 when it was known as the Whitbread race.
Three sailors in the inaugural race were swept overboard, never to be seen again, while Briton Tony Phillips was buried at sea after falling overboard from Creighton's Naturally in 1989.
The yachts in the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race are currently sailing on an Atlantic crossing from New York to Portsmouth.