Tourist Ernst Mollemans, on thelast day of his vacation and taking a boat trip from one island to another south of Phuket, narrowly escaped death or serious injury when he heard the driver scream and abruptly turn theboat toward a small beach to their left.
The harrowing, around-the-world Volvo Ocean Race is about halfway done and oneboat celebrating a new lead over the fleet is getting some bad news: this might be your last race.