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Ten rescued after yacht crashes during Strangford Lough race
Published: 29th Apr 2012 18:56:28
Ten people have been rescued from a yacht that ran aground during a race in Strangford Lough in County Down.
The rope to the mast of the boat snapped and sent the vessel out of control.
It then crashed into rocks.
Weather conditions are understood to be hampering efforts to salvage the boat.
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BBC News, 2012. Ten rescued after yacht crashes during Strangford Lough race. [Online] (Updated 29 Apr 2012)Available at: http://www.yorkshirewired.co.uk/news.php/1425346-Ten-rescued-after-yacht-crashes-during-Strangford-Lough-race [Accessed 19th June 2013]
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