Brothers rescued from sinking yacht
An RAF helicopter and a lifeboat were involved in the
rescue of two men from a yacht that was sinking close to the
wreck of SS Richard Montgomery off the coast of Sheerness.
Thames Coastguard received a distress call from the 22ft yacht
'Gwendoline' at around 2.25pm Monday.
The vessel was sinking three miles north-east of the Montgomery
wreck.
The Sheerness lifeboat found the yacht around six miles east of
Garrision Point.
The RAF rescue helicopter was already on the scene.
Both yachtsmen - brothers in their fifties, one from London and
one from Aldershot - were transferred to the lifeboat.
Neither needed medical treatment. The stricken yacht was towed
to Queenborough harbour.
Tuesday, December 01 2009
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