Couple describes relief at rescue after whale destroys their yacht
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Jeremy and Gemma Cooper were 500 miles off the coast of New Zealand when their yacht, the Tai Tam, collided with a sperm whale.Jeremy and Jemma Cooper were 500 miles off the coast of New Zealand when their yacht, the Tai Tam, collided with a sperm whale.
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How it spread - 12 original reports
Wed, 30 September 2026
1 report- BBC News World11:01first to reportedited after publishing
Jeremy and Jemma Cooper were 500 miles off the coast of New Zealand when their yacht, the Tai Tam, collided with a sperm whale.
Thu, 1 October 2026
5 reports- Euronews09:31
Four sailors were rescued after a sperm whale struck and sank their yacht in the remote South Pacific. A New Zealand Air Force surveillance aircraft helped coordinate the rescue. The crew were taken aboard a cargo ship as their yacht went under.
- Google News - Top Stories11:14
Whale sinks yacht in South Pacific, sailors rescued alive 18 hours later CBS News ‘Huge’ Sperm Whale Sinks Yacht, Leaving 4 Sailors Stranded at Sea for 17 Hours people.com Sailors survive real-life Moby Dick as whale sends yacht to the deep thetimes.com RNZAF P-8A crew finds four sailors after yacht hits whale nzdf.mil.nz Crew of Australian Boat Rescued by Boxship After Hitting a Whale maritime-executive.com
- ANSA (Italy)11:44
La nave battente bandiera australiana stava navigando nel Pacifico meridionale
- Libération (France)13:57
Les membres d’équipage du «Tai Tam», un yacht à voile de 16 mètres qui a coulé après une violente collision avec des cétacés, ont été retrouvés sains et saufs samedi 26 septembre à plus de 300 kilomètres de Nouméa, en Nouvelle-Calédonie.
- Google News - Top Stories16:21
Whale sinks yacht in South Pacific causing military rescue mission FOX 8 News Whale sinks yacht in South Pacific, sailors rescued alive 18 hours later CBS News Race against time to save crew after colossal, rarely seen deep sea beasts smash up yacht in Pacific New York Post Terrifying Whale Attack Sinks Yacht and Leaves Sailors Stranded thedailybeast.com Whale sinks yacht in Pacific The Telegraph
Fri, 2 October 2026
4 reports- N1 Info (Croatia)07:16
Kit ulješura probio je trup jahte koja je plovila udaljenim dijelom južnog Pacifika, zbog čega su se četvorica članova posade našla u višesatnoj borbi
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)08:05
Posada jahte aktivirala je signal za pomoć nakon sudara s kitom i provela noć na splavi
- Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)08:20
Prava drama odvijala se usred Tihog oceana nakon što je skupina ulješura snažno udarila u jedrilicu Tai Tam i teško je oštetila. Nekoliko sati kasnije jahta je potonula, a četvero članova posade završilo je u splavi za spašavanje čekajući pomoć na otvorenom moru. Nesreća se dogodila oko 250 nautički...
- Index.hr (Croatia)17:37
ČETVERO jedriličara spašeno je u južnom Pacifiku nakon što im je ulješura udarcem potopila jahtu. Posada je provela 18 sati u splavi za spašavanje prije nego što ih je pronašao kontejnerski brod.
Sat, 3 October 2026
2 reports- NYT World12:54
Four people were rescued after being adrift in a life raft in the South Pacific. One of them said he thought he had a better chance of winning the lottery than of being hit by a whale.
- Le Figaro (France)14:32
Jeremy et Jemma Cooper, un couple d’Australiens, faisaient partie des passagers du voilier Tai Tam. Ils racontent leur périple après une collision avec un groupe de cachalots dans le Pacifique Sud, samedi 26 septembre.