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A Speed Boat

Four saved from capsized speedboat Three men and a woman were rescued by the Plymouth Arun class lifeboat City of Plymouth, aided by two MOD police boats, on 1 January when their speedboat capsized in Bovisand Bay after being struck by a large wave in a south-westerly Force 4-5 wind.

Second coxswain K. Rimmer and crew members B. Bellamy and F.

Jackson entered the water to assist the four, who were found clinging to their semi-submerged boat. The survivors were picked up, rushed to hospital and treated for cold and shock. They were later all released safe and well..