Crew rescued just in time from burning boat

9:18 PM Sat 23 Apr 2011 GMT

'Photography student Will Stanley took this picture which appeared in local paper &rsquo;The Argus&rsquo;' .

In a nightmare scenario that all sailors dread, two crew have been rescued this week from a yacht, Toucan Tango, which caught fire and sank. The UK's Solent Coastguard received a call from the boat, which luckily was only about half a mile off the west arm of Brighton Marina, shortly before 7.30am. Brighton lifeboat crew rescued the people from the seven-metre yacht. They were forced to abandon the boat and jump into the water. The fire took hold so quickly that by the time the two crew were alerted they didn't even have time to dress. After calling for ...

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