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| British sailors rescued near Java | British sailors rescued near Java |
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| A crew of 16 sailors, including five Britons, taking part in the Clipper Round the World Race has been rescued after their yacht ran aground. | A crew of 16 sailors, including five Britons, taking part in the Clipper Round the World Race has been rescued after their yacht ran aground. |
| The alarm was raised at 2000 GMT on Wednesday after the Cork Clipper struck a rock 200 miles north east of Java. | The alarm was raised at 2000 GMT on Wednesday after the Cork Clipper struck a rock 200 miles north east of Java. |
| The crew, including eight Irish, two Australian and one Chinese sailor, boarded life rafts before being picked up by two other competing yachts. | The crew, including eight Irish, two Australian and one Chinese sailor, boarded life rafts before being picked up by two other competing yachts. |
| All of the sailors are now safe and their families have been informed. | All of the sailors are now safe and their families have been informed. |
| The crew abandoned Cork Clipper after the yacht hit a rock near the small Indonesian island of Gosong Mampango. | The crew abandoned Cork Clipper after the yacht hit a rock near the small Indonesian island of Gosong Mampango. |
| The sailors moved to a rocky outcrop and from there used life rafts to transfer to two other yachts participating in the race, the California Clipper and Team Finland. | The sailors moved to a rocky outcrop and from there used life rafts to transfer to two other yachts participating in the race, the California Clipper and Team Finland. |
| The 68ft (20.72m) Cork Clipper, which is based in Gosport, Hampshire, has been left lying on its side, taking in water. | |
| International Rescue Services had been alerted by Falmouth Coastguard, who co-ordinated the operation to rescue the crew. | International Rescue Services had been alerted by Falmouth Coastguard, who co-ordinated the operation to rescue the crew. |
| The 10-strong clipper fleet began the race on 13 September last year from the Humber estuary. Its current leg is from Geraldton in Western Australia to Singapore. | The 10-strong clipper fleet began the race on 13 September last year from the Humber estuary. Its current leg is from Geraldton in Western Australia to Singapore. |