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Rain and gales spark sea rescues off Devon and Cornwall | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
Severe weather has sparked a number of rescues at sea off the coast of Devon and Cornwall. | |
The Penlee lifeboat was launched after a yacht lost its engine and sails off the coast of Newlyn in Cornwall. | |
Meanwhile the St Mary's lifeboat went to the rescue of another yacht which had been knocked over off St Martins on the Isles of Scilly. | |
In Devon, a boat ran aground near Cremyll harbour, while another got into trouble off Plymouth Sound. | |
A number of small boats have also broken away from their moorings. | |
Traffic delays | |
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said conditions at sea off the South West were very poor. | |
"We've got severe gales and high seas, so it's not good at all," a spokesman said. | |
The Penlee lifeboat's coxswain, Patrick "Patch" Harvey, described the rescue of the yacht Harmony as a "bit tricky" and conditions at sea as "nasty" with waves about 5m (16ft) high. | |
Services to the Isles of Scilly have also been disrupted, with the Scillonian III remaining docked at St Mary's Harbour until Friday at 16:30 BST when it it scheduled to return to Penzance. | |
Skybus said weather conditions had not been as severe as it expected and most of its flights had taken off with only slight delays. | |
The Environment Agency has warned people to "remain prepared" for the possibility of flooding. | |
It also told caravan and campsite operators to be ready to take action if flooding occurred. | |
Surface water | |
The A39 between Truro and Falmouth in Cornwall was closed after a large tree was brought down by the wind. | |
The closure led to considerable traffic delays, which were made worse by an accident on one of the roads that was being used for a diversion. | |
The Met Office has forecast gale-force winds and heavy showers on Friday. | |
The Environment Agency currently has no active flood warnings, but it said surface water could cause problems. |