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A broken rudder and violent seas resulted in a dramatic rescue for Yarmouth RNLI on Wednesday afternoon.
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Seven people were aboard the sinking catamaran being used as a committee boat during racing on the Solent yesterday.
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The 31ft boat, the Alaminta, was close to the Needles rocks when it experienced steering problems and was unable to manoeuvre
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Cowes and Bembridge RNLI lifeboats rushed to a yacht that reported a fire aboard this afternoon.
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The first ‘shout’ for two crew members of Cowes RNLI saw the perform a vital role in going to the aid of a 16 foot angling vessel stuck in the middle of the shipping lane.
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Yarmouth RNLI assisted a boat in the Solent which had reported a fire on board yesterday afternoon.
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The 22 foot International Tempest with two men aboard was reported to have been holed near the Bramble Bank at the entrance of Southampton Water.
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The engine overheated on this 40 foot yacht in the middle of the Solent today, but luckily for the sailors, Cowes RNLI were able to assist.
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The race commodore's yacht was lost to the sea on Saturday during Round the Island Race with crew rescued just seconds before the much-loved vessel sank just east of The Needles.
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Prince Michael of Kent had a guided tour of Cowes RNLI lifeboat station in Saturday.
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A sailor has sustained serious head injuries following an incident on a boat practicing for tomorrow's Round the Island Race. Our thoughts are with the man and we wish him a speedy recovery.
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Apart from a minor injury to one of the lifeboat's crew men sustained during the rescue, there were no other injuries.
