Moment coastguard rescues crew of sinking fishing boat

Name: Moment coastguard rescues crew of sinking fishing boat
Uploaded: 2015-01-23T13:35:10.000Z
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Description: Dramatic video has emerged of the moment a coastguard helicopter rescued the crew of a sinking fishing boat off the western coast of Scotland.

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Dramatic video has emerged of the moment a coastguard helicopter rescued the crew of a sinking fishing boat off the western coast of Scotland.

The Irish vessel Iuda Naofa got into difficulty at about 11:00 on Tuesday when it started taking on water about 48 miles (77km) off the Butt of Lewis.

Three men were treated for mild hypothermia.

Andy Moore reports.

23 January 2015