Stars & Stripes USA-77 has been recovered and is back in her cradle at the Team Dennis Conner training base

by Veronica Brown



Jul 24, 2002 - Long Beach, CA ? At approximately 7:00pm PDT, Stars & Stripes, USA-77 was successfully raised from the ocean floor and is now back in her cradle at the Team Dennis Conner training base in Long Beach, CA.



All of the crew are safe and have sustained no injuries. The Team Dennis Conner America?s Cup program is expected to remain on schedule, with sailing in Long Beach concluding on Thursday, July 25, 2002.



"It?s too early to tell how much damage the boat has suffered," said Dennis Conner. "We?ll have more detailed information tomorrow when it is daylight and we can fully survey the extent of the damage."