A U.S. Coast guard helicopter hovers over the Farallon Islands in the Pacific Ocean, 45 miles west of San Francisco, California.<br/> <br />Rescuers are lowered down to retrieve two stranded sailors, after a strong wave smashed into their boat, sweeping four crew members overboard.<br/> <br />One of the sailors was killed in the accident.<br/> <br />The eight-member crew was aboard the 38-foot yacht named "Low Speed Chase" as part of a race around the group of islands when the massive wave struck.<br/> <br />The U.S. Air National Guard also saved a third crew member in a separate rescue mission.<br/> <br />Travis Brecher, Reuters
