Oyster Marine 406

The Oyster Marine 406 is a 12.3-meter masthead sloop designed by Hollman, Pyle, and Kim Holman, built by Oyster Marine from 1986 to 1990. It features a fin keel with a rudder on skeg and displaces 9298 kg. Aboard *Break of Dawn*, an Oyster Marine 406, the crew intercepted a distress call from a dismasted 48-foot vessel, *Yara*, 1,200 miles from land in the Pacific.4:22 The *Break of Dawn* crew of five, with limited fuel, could not tow the disabled vessel.5:34 They coordinated via VHF radio with *Yara*'s crew, who considered abandoning their vessel or attempting a jury-rigged repair.9:48 The Oyster Marine 406 heaved to overnight to maintain visual contact with the disabled vessel, remaining the only immediate assistance in the vicinity.16:02