The amazing rescues of 2010

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10:51 PM Sat 1 Jan 2011 GMT

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None were racing. Some were families, some solo sailors, some were professionals and others novices. Some were rescued from the Southern Ocean in freezing temperatures, some had hit submerged objects and their vessels sank under them, others lost way and were rescued from rocks, some were rescued with significant danger to the rescuers, some of whom deservedly received bravery awards. The hero of all rescuers remains the EPIRB, which without doubt has increased likelihood of quick rescue - or rescue at all - dramatically. ...

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