Ooops, turns out that Beneteau that sank last Friday off the CA coast didn't sink, after all...

http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2015-04-01#Story2

And regarding the LIANA'S RANSOM abandoned in the Gulf of Maine, here's an excellent take on the story by Mario Vittone on gCaptain... The embedded video of the crew recounting their rescue pretty much sums up the story:

http://gcaptain.com/playing-pirate-not-sailor-make/