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Fire breaks out on yacht carrying eight people

Bob Dale
BBC News, South East
Eddie Mitchell A white yacht sits in Shoreham Harbour, with emergency teams wearing blue and yellow standing on the boat and harbour, and two civilians standing on the yacht's deck.Eddie Mitchell
Eight people were aboard the yacht when its engine caught fire, the Coastguard said

A fire broke out on a yacht carrying eight people three miles off the West Sussex coast earlier.

A Coastguard rescue team and the RNLI were sent to assist after the vessel's engine caught fire on Saturday morning, Shoreham Coastguard said.

Non-essential personnel on board were helped onto an RNLI lifeboat, while the vessel was escorted into Shoreham Harbour to meet the fire service.

Police were also called as a precaution at about 10:30 BST, but no injuries have been reported.

Eddie Mitchell The Shoreham lifeboat at sea.Eddie Mitchell
All non-essential personnel on the boat were brought ashore on the lifeboat

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