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Irish boat sinks off French coast | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
An Irish government-owned training yacht has sunk in the Bay of Biscay, off the coast of France. | |
Five crew and 25 trainees on the Asgard II were rescued by the French coastguard after managing to get onto life rafts. | |
They were taken to a hotel on the nearby island of Belle Isle where they are recovering from their ordeal. | |
The alarm was first raised at about 0230 BST, but it is not yet known why the vessel got into difficulties. | |
Trainees would pay up to 430 euros to spend a week on board the vessel, which has taken part in Tall Ships events. | |
The Asgard II visited Belfast in June as part of the city's maritime festival. | The Asgard II visited Belfast in June as part of the city's maritime festival. |