i m katty key in washington and this is bbc world news america. i m katty kay in washington and this is bbc world news america. supporters gather in hong kong, after the city s leading pro democracy newspaper, apple daily, closes its doors, amid pressure from authorities. russia says it has fired warning shots at a british warship in the black sea as it sailed through the waters of occupied crimea. the royal navy says that s not true. our correspondent is on board. this coast guard vessel has come right close to the ship and is trying now to force us to change course. and music returns to senegal as one of africa s biggest jazz festivals resumes after the lockdowns.
Captain Mulzac remembered
The presentation party at last Monday’s ceremony, with Andre Liverpool and Rupert Mulzac (front 2nd and 3rd from left respectively.)
Sunday 31st January, 2021 marked the 50th Anniversary of the death of Captain Hugh Nathaniel Mulzac, the Vincentian national who became the first black man to have gained a Shipping Master’s Certificate in the United States of America, and to later captain the ‘SS Booker T. Washington’.
The ‘SS Booker T. Washington’ was a United States Maritime Commission (MC) Liberty ship, first of 17 Liberty ships that were named after African-Americans, and which, under Capt. Mulzac’s watch, made 22 round trip voyages ferrying troops and supplies to Europe and the Pacific theatre between 1942 and 1947.
yacht was pummeled by a monster wave off the coast of california. the two were taking part in this around-the-world race, and they re headed back to san francisco, probably much relieved at this point. claudia cowan is live in san francisco with more on this story. reporter: hi, jenna, no doubt about that. the 70-foot yacht was on the longest leg of this race sailing from china to the bay area, that s about 5600 miles, when on saturday morning about 400 miles west of the golden gate rough weather stroke, and the 13 crew members were hit by a rogue wave knocking many of them off their feet and damaging the yachts steering system. what you re looking at here is a rescue boat transferring the two injured sailors from the yacht to a coast guard vessel where doctors were standing by. given the rough weather, it was a dicey rescue operation. crews had to scrap plans to use a helicopter to deliver medical teams directly onto the yacht and an airlift of the injured sailors was scuttled as we