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| Coastguards search for missing lone yachtswoman off south-west coast | Coastguards search for missing lone yachtswoman off south-west coast |
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| Coastguards say they are very concerned for the safety of a 65-year-old yachtswoman who has gone missing off the south-west coast. | Coastguards say they are very concerned for the safety of a 65-year-old yachtswoman who has gone missing off the south-west coast. |
| An air and sea search is under way after Mary Unwin sailed alone from Mousehole in Cornwall on Saturday evening and failed to make contact with relatives as expected on Sunday. | An air and sea search is under way after Mary Unwin sailed alone from Mousehole in Cornwall on Saturday evening and failed to make contact with relatives as expected on Sunday. |
| It is believed she had been planning to sail from the south coast of Cornwall around Land's End and on to Bideford in north Devon. As she set sail from Mousehole, a fisherman advised her not to attempt the route alone in the dark but she assured him she would be fine. | It is believed she had been planning to sail from the south coast of Cornwall around Land's End and on to Bideford in north Devon. As she set sail from Mousehole, a fisherman advised her not to attempt the route alone in the dark but she assured him she would be fine. |
| Unwin got married less than two weeks ago, in the village of Clovelly, in north Devon, to a man she had previously married and divorced. The Rev Shirley Henderson, who presided over the ceremony, said he had spoken to Unwin's husband, Carol, who believed his wife was holed up in a harbour somewhere, not realising she was being looked for. "We're all praying she'll be found soon," Henderson said. | Unwin got married less than two weeks ago, in the village of Clovelly, in north Devon, to a man she had previously married and divorced. The Rev Shirley Henderson, who presided over the ceremony, said he had spoken to Unwin's husband, Carol, who believed his wife was holed up in a harbour somewhere, not realising she was being looked for. "We're all praying she'll be found soon," Henderson said. |
| Police and coastguards have not been able to find any trace of Unwin or her newly bought nine-metre (31ft) yacht, Seagair, which is white with blue stripes. Rescue helicopters from RNAS Culdrose and RAF Chivenor and a coastguard fixed-wing plane were taking part in the search and coastguard rescue officers from north Cornwall and north Devon were combing the shoreline and harbours. | Police and coastguards have not been able to find any trace of Unwin or her newly bought nine-metre (31ft) yacht, Seagair, which is white with blue stripes. Rescue helicopters from RNAS Culdrose and RAF Chivenor and a coastguard fixed-wing plane were taking part in the search and coastguard rescue officers from north Cornwall and north Devon were combing the shoreline and harbours. |
| Three RNLI lifeboats from Penlee, Sennen Cove and St Ives were also involved, and all shipping in the area was being asked whether they had seen the missing boat. Steve Huxley, search and rescue communications manager for Falmouth coastguard, said: "We have been unable to find her and are very concerned for her safety. Members of the public who may have seen or heard from the skipper of the Seagair should contact Falmouth coastguard." | Three RNLI lifeboats from Penlee, Sennen Cove and St Ives were also involved, and all shipping in the area was being asked whether they had seen the missing boat. Steve Huxley, search and rescue communications manager for Falmouth coastguard, said: "We have been unable to find her and are very concerned for her safety. Members of the public who may have seen or heard from the skipper of the Seagair should contact Falmouth coastguard." |
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