Nine rescued after boat capsizes in Margate
A group of men are recovering this morning after their boat capsized off Margate beach yesterday.
The National Sea Rescue Institute says a distress signal was received yesterday afternoon.
Rescuers found all nine men in the water. One of them had a fish hook piercing through his ankle while they all suffered from hypothermia.
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The NSRI's Craig Lambinon says it's suspected that rough seas may have led to the capsizing of the boat.
"NSRI Shelly Beach responded to two nautical miles offshore of Margate following a report of a distress signal from a boat that had capsized.
"All were taken offshore aboard a private boat, Mama Mia. Only the skipper remained with the sea rescue [team] where two private boats assisted NSRI officials to try to right the capsized boat," he said.
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