Sixteen Sinking Swedish Sea Scouts saved by quick acting Brits

8:15 AM Tue 6 Jul 2010 GMT

'Biscaya Av Vindalso and crew after the rescue' .

The crew of a Scandinavian yacht, including a party of teenage Scouts, were rescued yesterday after their vessel threatened to sink in heavy seas off the north east coast of Scotland. All 16 crew on board the Swedish training vessel, Biscaya Av Vindalso, made it safely ashore on board their yacht following a rescue mission involving an RAF search and rescue helicopter, a lifeboat and a North Sea support vessel. The 40ft yacht, which was taking in water 12 miles off Fraserburgh, was saved from sinking after a Sea King helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth lowered pumping equipment on to the ...

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by Sail-World Cruising