Arthur v. Avon Inflatables, Ltd.
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RACANELLI, P. J.
On the morning of September 27, 1976, the yacht “Spirit” bound from Hawaii to San Francisco suddenly foundered and sank in heavy seas several hundred miles off the northern California coast.1 In the few moments before the yacht sank by its stern, the crew—though unable to broadcast an “SOS” from the boat’s radio which had been damaged during the violent maneuver—hurriedly collected some clothing and two partially filled water containers while launching two inflatable six-man Avon life rafts. Captain Bruce Collins, crewman Jim Ahola and his girlfriend, passenger Camilla…
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