Fourteen Rescued from Sinking Sport Cruiser in New Port Harbor

Fourteen persons were saved from a sinking Trojan eleven meter sport cruiser titled m/y Sink or Swim on 14:45 of Sunday eighteen April in New Port Harbor, Orange County.  The fourteen boaters including an 82 year old man were doing a test purchase sea trial when the sport cruiser started to take on water.  The boaters and crew had to put there life vests and jump in the water before the boat sank and where first assisted by a twenty meter size motor yacht, and then by Orange County Sheriff County Patrol.  The Trojan sport cruiser sank in 32 meters of water, with the cause of the sinking being under investigation.

M/Y Sink or Swim is a Trojan 400 Express as produced from 1998 to 2002.  Born as the 370 Express in 1993, becoming the 390 Express with the extended bathing platform in 1995, and then the 400 Express with a larger bathing platform and soft stern redesign.  The 370-390-400 Express was the first Carver Genmar Group era model, who purchased the Trojan name and some molds and tooling in 1992.