Oh dear me, American yachtsmen rescued for the seventh time in voyage!
by WMN_PGoodwin on 21 Jan 2016
American yachtsmen have been rescued off Cornwall westernmorningnews.co.uk
Two retired American yachtsmen have been rescued off Cornwall - the seventh time they have been towed to safety during their voyage.
Bob Weise, a 71 year old ex-US Army helicopter pilot and screenwriter and author Steve Shapiro, also 71, were towed into harbour by the St Ives lifeboat yesterday.
The intrepid pair admitted they have called out lifeboats in Norway, Denmark, Scotland, Ireland and Cornwall since they set off from Norway last July.
Fishermen in St Ives have doubted their competence and experience but the two men say they have simply had bad luck. The St Ives All Weather Lifeboat was task by Falmouth Coastguard and launched early afternoon on Tuesday to a yacht with no propulsion.
The vessel Nora had the engine running but was getting no drive, and was drifting 1.5 miles north off St Ives.
Lifeboat crewman David Holland-Kemp was boarded the yacht to liaise with the yacht crew. Once it was established that the problem could not be solved and needed mechanical work, the boat was towed back to St Ives and moored outside the harbour.
A lifeboat spokesman said the rescue was the first time the new boat has been used in service.
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