Port St Mary rescue: Three rescued from stricken trawler
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The fishing boat suffered steering problems 10 miles (16km) south-east of Port St Mary
Three men have been rescued after their fishing boat broke down off the coast of the Isle of Man.
Port St Mary's all-weather lifeboat Gough Ritchie 2 was launched at 17:55 GMT on Wednesday after being alerted by Belfast coastguard.
The RNLI said the scallop fishermen were "fit and well" when found on board the locally owned 14m (46ft) boat.
He said their trawler had suffered steering problems 10 miles (16km) south-east of Port St Mary.
The RNLI found the boat within an hour and towed it safely back to harbour
- Published14 January 2019
- Published11 January 2019
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