Every sailor's nightmare - no wind, engine fails, on the rocks

2:14 AM Tue 3 May 2011 GMT

'Blyth Spirit doomed but crew saved' . Click Here to view large photo

It's every sailor's worst nightmare - no engine, drifting onto rocks and no wind. A couple, said to be competent sailors, were dramatically plucked to safety from their yacht this week after it ran aground off the coast of North Devon in the UK. Hundreds of people gathered as the drama unfolded yards off shore on Torquay seafront, and various onlookers captured these dramatic images. The man and woman, thought to be from Dartmouth, were lifted off by the RNLI after two attempts to get a line to the 32ft yacht failed. The Blyth Spirit had sent out a distress ...

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by Express.co.uk/Sail-World Cruising