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Barra RNLI volunteers assist 72ft yacht

01/08/2012

Barra RNLI volunteers went to the assistance in the early hours of Wednesday 1 August to a 72 foot yacht in gale force winds. A crewman on the yacht had suffered a spinal injury and Barra lifeboat was called to assist while Stornoway Coastguard helicopter winched the man aboard.

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