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A woman was killed and three others were hospitalized after a schooner’s mast snapped and fell on top of them during an apparent cruise.

According to the Coast Guard, 33 people were on board when the falling mast killed one and left three others with head and back injuries.

Dr. Emily Mecklenburg, 40, of Rockland, was declared dead Monday after she was evacuated from the stricken vessel Grace Bailey by the Coast Guard.

A woman killed when a mast snapped and toppled onto the deck of a historic sailing vessel that carries tourists off the Maine coast was a physician at the hospital where three other victims were taken for treatment, officials said Tuesday. Dr. Emily Mecklenburg, 40, of Rockland, was declared dead Monday after she was evacuated from the stricken vessel Grace Bailey by the Coast Guard, Nicole Jacques, a spokesperson for owners of the schooner, said Tuesday. The Coast Guard is investigating why the schooner's main mast snapped in conditions that were not windy.

Dr. Emily Mecklenburg, 40, of Rockland, Maine, has been identified as the woman killed by a collapsed mast aboard the historic schooner Grace Bailey.