Alexei Grischenko, co-skipper of
Fazisi, committed suicide during the first stopover in Uruguay. The boat ''Creighton's Naturally'' suffered a serious
broach on leg 2, at about 3 am. Crew members Anthony (Tony) Philips and Bart van den Dwey were swept over board. They were both pulled back on deck. Van den Dwey successfully resuscitated, but, after three hours of trying, crewmembers were unable to revive Philips. A few days later, by radio agreement with relatives ashore, Philips was buried at sea.
Martela OF lost its keel and capsized 350 nautical miles from the finish of leg 4. The unharmed crew was picked up from the overturned hull by
Charles Jourdan and
Merit.
Union Bank of Finland also broke off the race to participate in the rescue. ==References==