British couple rescued from burning yacht off Almeria coast
by The Olive Press on 13 Oct 2014
Helicopter rescue Luke Stewart Media SL
A British couple was rescued off Spain's Almeria coast after their 21.6m yacht caught fire.
The Coastguard and the 112 Emergency Coordination Service received several reports of a flare going up 12 nautical miles east of Carboneras at 11:30pm on Saturday.
The man, 44, and woman, 33, were salvaged by a Marine Rescue helicopter around midnight from a life-raft they had transferred into.
The American yacht sank while burning but the couple remained uninjured and did not need to be taken to
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