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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Maroosha Muzaffar

Three sailors rescued from sea after six hours clinging to a single lifejacket

Three men were rescued after spending some six hours in the sea off Tolaga Bay on New Zealand’s eastern coast, clinging to a single lifejacket after their boat capsized without warning.

The men were thrown into the water on Tuesday morning when their 24-feet aluminium vessel became entangled in a craypot line shortly after leaving shore, local media said.

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