Yacht crew rescued by lifeboat after engine problems
Two people were onboard the yacht when it broke down on Sunday night
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Two people on a yacht were rescued after the boat broke down on Sunday
Exmouth's RNLI lifeboat was launched at about 21:18 BST to the vessel
The yacht's engine had malfunctioned, the RNLI confirmed
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A yacht has been rescued by an RNLI lifeboat crew after it broke down off the Devon coast on Sunday night.
The Exmouth RNLI lifeboat was launched at 21:18 BST to attend the 9.4m (31 ft) yacht, which had a two-person crew.
They had tried unsuccessfully many times to restart the vessel's engine.
The engine had malfunctioned and had a broken impeller, a rotating disc used to increase pressure and flow of water.
The vessel was escorted to safety at about 22:37 BST along the River Exe at Starcross.
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