Skipper Injured as Sailboat is Caught in Tanker’s Wake Entering Lock

Skipper Injured as Sailboat is Caught in Tanker’s Wake Entering Lock

The skipper of a training sailboat operating in Germany was injured when the vessel was caught in the wake of a tanker as it was entering a lock on Sa...

Sailing Yacht Crashes Into Tanker’s Wake At Lock, Skipper Injured

Image Credits: Yachtschule Eichler A skipper was injured when a training sailboat was caught in the wake of a tanker while entering a lock at Brunsbüttel, Germany, on the evening of Saturday, May 24. The powerful water movement from the tanker pushed the sailboat, causing it to crash, break its mast, and trap the skipper under collapsing rigging. The incident involved the 11.5-meter-long (38-foot) Elbe Express, a sailboat built in 2016 and used …