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Frenchman Rescued After Yacht Explodes, Catches Fire

By Administrator · On August 27, 2014

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A lone Frenchman lost everything when his boat burst into flames off the North East coast of England. The man was sailing in his 38ft yacht from Iceland to Holland when an explosion on the boat caused a fire.

He managed to raise the alarm with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) who found him floating 10 miles off the coast of Seaham, County Durham, UK. Read More

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