A man who died aboard stricken yacht the Platino comes from a seafaring family. Three other people aboard Platino were rescued by a container ship. Keith Saull died peacefully in February this year, aged 88. As he moved up the ranks, Keith Saull was posted to Washington as naval attache before his promotion to rear admiral in 1980. Mr Saull, a boat builder, has been remembered by friends as a devoted father and husband who loved the ocean.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 19, 2016 07:54 UTC