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| Seven rescued as boat hits rocks | Seven rescued as boat hits rocks |
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| Seven men have been rescued after a fishing boat ran into difficulties off the County Donegal coast. | |
| Their boat, the Horizon, hit rocks at Saldana Point in Lough Swilly at about 0330 GMT on Tuesday. | Their boat, the Horizon, hit rocks at Saldana Point in Lough Swilly at about 0330 GMT on Tuesday. |
| Two Lough Swilly lifeboats, the Irish Coastguard helicopter and Mulroy Coastguard Cliff and Rescue Team took part in the rescue. | Two Lough Swilly lifeboats, the Irish Coastguard helicopter and Mulroy Coastguard Cliff and Rescue Team took part in the rescue. |
| The men had to be winched off the rocks and were taken to Altnagelvin Hospital, suffering from hypothermia and shock. | The men had to be winched off the rocks and were taken to Altnagelvin Hospital, suffering from hypothermia and shock. |
| Malin Head Coastguard coordinated the rescue. | Malin Head Coastguard coordinated the rescue. |
| Dara O'Malley-Daly, duty watch officer told BBC News that Force 3 winds and a high swell made the rescue difficult. | Dara O'Malley-Daly, duty watch officer told BBC News that Force 3 winds and a high swell made the rescue difficult. |
| "The lifeboats got to the scene first. The fishing boat had gone onto rocks. But because of the severe weather conditions, the boats were not able to effect a rescue. | "The lifeboats got to the scene first. The fishing boat had gone onto rocks. But because of the severe weather conditions, the boats were not able to effect a rescue. |
| "They had to be winched off the rocks by the helicopter. It was a precarious and dangerous rescue." | "They had to be winched off the rocks by the helicopter. It was a precarious and dangerous rescue." |