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French fishing boat on the rocks... |
CREW RESCUED AFTER FISHING BOAT DAMAGED BY LARGE WAVES OFF CORNWALL
Six
people have been rescued from their fishing boat after it was damaged in the
rough sea off the north Cornwall coast.
Falmouth Coastguard was first
contacted about the French fishing boat Le Sillon just before 4pm this
afternoon by the French Coastguard. They reported that the boat had been hit by
a number of large waves and they had lost power and steering, and were drifting
approximately 5 miles off Trevose Head. The wind at the time was gusting up to
60 mph.
The RNLI
all-weather lifeboat from Padstow, along with the search and rescue helicopter
from RNAS Culdrose was sent to the scene. Five of the crew were picked up by
the Royal Navy helicopter and the other crew member was recovered by the
lifeboat. There are no reported injuries.
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Some of the treasures... |
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Fishing equipment from beach... |
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Fishing Boxes... |
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Plastic crate |
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Le Sillon..as it was. |
Thanks to Tasmin and Stace from the Seven Bays Task Force... who helped clear the crates from the beach...
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