A FRENCHMAN suffering from exhaustion and hypothermia was rescued by St Catherine’s Lifeboat from a yacht at the height of last night’s storm.
The Jersey Sea Rescue Centre was contacted shortly before 3 am today by the French Coastguard advising them that the seven-metre yacht’s engine had failed.
Overnight, winds reached gale force eight and there was a ten-ft swell.
Both St Catherine and St Helier lifeboat crews were paged and launched.
Article posted on 19th August, 2004 - 12.00am
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