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Fishermen rescued after boat fire
A rescue is under way after a fire disabled a fishing boat 33 miles off Salcombe on the Devon coast.
Brixham Coastguard is coordinating the rescue of five crew members on board the Salcombe crabber Emma Jane.
The Portland Coastguard helicopter was scrambled when coastguards received a Mayday distress call from the crew of the fishing boat at 0941 BST.
The RNLI's all-weather Torbay lifeboat and merchant vessel AB Valencia are also on their way to the Emma Jane.
Towed to port
A spokesman said no-one had been injured and the fire had been contained.
"The boat has lost power and is currently drifting," he said.
"The plan is for the Torbay all-weather lifeboat to tow the boat back towards Salcombe and then the Salcombe lifeboat will take over and tow the boat back to port."
The Portland helicopter has now left the scene.
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A rescue is under way after a fire disabled a fishing boat 33 miles off Salcombe on the Devon coast.
Brixham Coastguard is coordinating the rescue of five crew members on board the Salcombe crabber Emma Jane.
The Portland Coastguard helicopter was scrambled when coastguards received a Mayday distress call from the crew of the fishing boat at 0941 BST.
The RNLI's all-weather Torbay lifeboat and merchant vessel AB Valencia are also on their way to the Emma Jane.
Towed to port
A spokesman said no-one had been injured and the fire had been contained.
"The boat has lost power and is currently drifting," he said.
"The plan is for the Torbay all-weather lifeboat to tow the boat back towards Salcombe and then the Salcombe lifeboat will take over and tow the boat back to port."
The Portland helicopter has now left the scene.
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