Salvage team recovers Fastnet yacht keel

Salvage experts have recovered the keel of a multi-million euro racing yacht from the seabed almost three years after it failed, triggering one of the most dramatic sea rescues of recent years.

It is hoped the recovery of the Rambler’s keel could solve the mystery of why the racing vessel capsized during the 2011 Rolex Fastnet Race — one of the world’s most dangerous ocean racing events.

Bere Island-based father and son team, Colum and Sean Harrington, led the mission to find and recover Rambler’s keel from about 80 metres of water, some 12 miles off Baltimore in west Cork.