Two airlifted from yacht

Two injured crew members were airlifted from an Irish yacht 16 miles south-east of Cork last night

Two injured crew members were airlifted from an Irish yacht 16 miles south-east of Cork last night. One of the crew of four was thought to have a dislocated shoulder while another had severe stomach pains. The yacht, The Dogger, was en route from the Scilly Isles to Cork when it was battered by galeforce winds.

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