Two rescued after yacht runs aground off Sussex

Yacht capsized off the Sussex coast near SeafordImage source, Eddie Mitchell
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Two people were rescued from a capsized yacht off Seaford

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Two people have been rescued after a yacht ran aground off the Sussex coast.

HM Coastguard said they were called to the scene at Seaford on Friday at about 05:20 BST.

Rescue teams from Birling Gap and Newhaven responded with officers from Sussex Police and UK Border Force.

Those rescued are not thought to have been injured.

Image source, Eddie Mitchell
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Members of the coastguard and police were among the services that attended the incident

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