Intend to sail the Med? Watch for Stray Bullets
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| 'Location of Pembroke' . |
A couple who were sailing on their yacht along the northern coast of Malta had a lucky escape, as a stray bullet fired from the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) shooting range in Pembroke during training hit the boat just a few feet away from where the woman was sitting.
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Bullet damage on yacht sailing past Malta - .. . |
'It is their [the AFM's] duty to make sure there is nobody in the water while they are firing,' the owner commented, adding that they were lucky there were no serious consequences.
He said there were at least another three boats in the vicinity.
'Although our sails were down, the boat is not small and it should have been visible from land,' he said, adding that he was about one mile off the coast at the time of the incident.
The bullet - which was possibly that of an AK-47 rifle - perforated two sheets of stainless steel and went right through the vessel's fibreglass, eventually ending on the cabin's floor.
by Chris Galea - [email protected]/Sail-World
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