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Exmouth's lifeboat tows stricken yacht

Published: 4:55 PM July 27, 2009    Updated: 10:42 PM November 6, 2020

EXMOUTH'S all-weather lifeboat on Saturday towed a stricken yacht to safety after it suffered engine failure.

EXMOUTH'S all-weather lifeboat on Saturday towed a stricken yacht to safety after it suffered engine failure.

The 22-foot vessel, with two people on board, had been anchored at the entrance of the channel before the lifeboat crew towed it back to its mooring.

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