D1 Command Center received 406MHz EPIRB for the Sailing Vessel RAW FAITH.  Vessel was en route from Salem, Ma to Bermuda when it sustained multiple system failures and began taking on water (source of initial failure was a hull penetration around the steering compartment; the water then traveled throught he rudder packing).  02 People on board were rescued by CG Airsta Cape Cod and vessel sank approx 80 nm Southeast of Nantucket.THE SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT ON BOARD THE VESSEL INCLUDED ONE SURVIVAL SUIT, TWO LIFE RAFTS, A HANDHELD RADIO AND TWO EPIRBS.
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