Fire breaks out on yacht carrying eight people
Eight people were aboard the yacht when its engine caught fire, the Coastguard said
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A fire broke out on a yacht carrying eight people three miles off the West Sussex coast earlier.
A Coastguard rescue team and the RNLI were sent to assist after the vessel's engine caught fire on Saturday morning, Shoreham Coastguard said.
Non-essential personnel on board were helped onto an RNLI lifeboat, while the vessel was escorted into Shoreham Harbour to meet the fire service.
Police were also called as a precaution at about 10:30 BST, but no injuries have been reported.
All non-essential personnel on the boat were brought ashore on the lifeboat
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