3 rescued from yacht in joint lifeboat drama.THIS is the dramatic moment when three helpless sailors SAILORS. Seamen, mariners. Vide Mariners; Seamen; Shipping Articles. are rescued from a raging rag·ing adj. 1. Very active and unpredicatable; volatile: a raging debate; a raging fire. 2. Remarkable; extraordinary: a raging hit on prime-time TV. Irish Sea Irish Sea, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.40,000 sq mi (103,600 sq km), 130 mi (209 km) long and up to c.140 mi (230 km) wide, lying between Ireland and Great Britain. It is connected with the Atlantic by the North Channel and (on the south) by St. George's Channel. . Lifeboats battled gale-force seven winds and driving rain to reach the stricken Wandering Wandering See also Adventurousness, Bohemianism, Journey, Quest. Ahasuerus German name for the Wandering Jew. [Ger. Lit. Star. The 32ft yacht started taking on water 12 miles off the coast early yesterday morning. Boats from Kilkeel, Co Down, and Clogher Head, Co Louth, launched a joint rescue operation. The Kilkeel team found the vessel at around 8.20am and helped the crew until the larger Clogher Head lifeboat arrived and attached a towline. Kilkeel Lifeboat chief Roy Teggarty said: "This was a well co-ordinated rescue between both lifeboats." CAPTION(S): Irish Sea 8.20am Yesterday SAFE Lifeboat gets towline on Wandering Star yesterday |
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