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Jasper Bruce and Ethan James

Overboard Sydney to Hobart sailor 'on last breath'

The Porco Rosso crew have endured a harrowing experience during the Sydney to Hobart. (HANDOUT/ROLEX SYDNEY HOBART YACHT RACE)

A sailor thrown overboard during a deadly Sydney to Hobart yacht race was "on his last breath" after being pinned to the side of his boat underwater.

Porco Rosso crew member Luke Watkins ended up in the water around 3.15am on Friday as the 2013 handicap winner passed Green Cape on the NSW coast in strong winds.

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