Sixteen people taking part in a rowing challenge are rescued after hitting bad weather GBRowChallenge
Three crews taking part in a Great Britain rowing challenge have been rescued near Northern Ireland and Wales, following bad weather.It followed a six-strong crew being rescued off the Antrim coast by the coastguard on Saturday evening.All 16 rowers from the three vessels were reported to be safe and well.
At 07:00 BST on Sunday, a rowing crew reported they had "capsized and righted themselves, but were unable to row".The crew were about 23 nautical miles north east of Ardglass, County Down, and were taken to the village where they were met by Newcastle Coastguard Rescue Team. The GB Endurance team ran into trouble due to bad weather approximately 18 nautical miles north east of Larne, after 16:00 BST on Saturday.
Crew members were able to board the lifeboat shortly after 23:00 BST and no one required hospital treatment.It was towed to Milford Haven in Wales after sustaining damage to its rudder at about midnight on Friday, after making the decision to head to Wexford in the Republic of Ireland as they were "fatigued" and concerned about worsening weather conditions.
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