Overboard and unconscious, but sailor's quick thinking saves a life



11:19 PM Sun 8 May 2011 GMT
'You do the training but hope you will never have to use it' .
You do the training, but you hope you'll never have to use it. The twin incidents which are in most cases likely to cause the death of a sailor - a knock by the boom which renders you unconscious and at the same time sends you overboard, were experienced in real life this week, but another sailor's quick thinking and life-saving training saved the life of the victim. British medical student Stewart Brown, aged 21, was the hero after his quick-thinking and training helped him save the life of his 27-year-old friend, Dave Smith, who is still in hospital with ...


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by Northwich Guardian/Sail-World Cruising





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