Injured sailing pair rescued off Ramsgate
10:26, 29 August 2009
updated: 10:34, 29 August 2009
Two Dutch men were taken to hospital after they got into difficulties in a yacht off the Kent coast.
The 76-year-old skipper of the boat had fallen and injured his rib, while a 27-year-old was suffering from hypothermia, according to Margate Coastguard.
The vessel was towed into Ramsgate harbour.
The Coastguard said the pair were struggling to cope in very windy conditions.
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