Two men who were travelling from Swansea to Devon have been rescued from a 32ft cruiser which began sinking off the Ilfracombe coast in north Devon after it was hit by a large wave. According to Devon Live, the incident took place at around 8.15pm on a recent sunny evening near the Baggy Point.
The RNLI and coastguard were both called to the incident after the vessel, Gazelle, began taking on water with two men onboard. According to RNLI Ilfracombe, the owner of the boat Paul Hadfield from south Wales is a very experienced sailor who has spent more than 50-years working on boats.
Devon Live reports that Mr Hadfield regularly sailed from Swansea to Ilfracombe, with his love for Devon's pasties being one of the main attractions. "It’s the pasties," he said. "You can’t get anything like them in Swansea. We’d been in Ilfracombe for the day and I’d got nine pasties for colleagues back home". For the latest Swansea news, sign up to our newsletter
