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| Two dead after cruiser capsizes | Two dead after cruiser capsizes |
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| Two people have died after their boat capsized in heavy seas off the North Yorkshire coast. | Two people have died after their boat capsized in heavy seas off the North Yorkshire coast. |
| Two men and a woman are understood to have got into difficulties after leaving Whitby Harbour in a 24ft cabin cruiser on Friday morning. | Two men and a woman are understood to have got into difficulties after leaving Whitby Harbour in a 24ft cabin cruiser on Friday morning. |
| All three fell into the water and were taken to hospital but one of the men and the woman have since died, a North Yorkshire Police spokesman confirmed. | |
| The other man is thought to be in a life-threatening condition. | The other man is thought to be in a life-threatening condition. |
| Rough seas | Rough seas |
| A coastguard spokesman said: "We were alerted to the cabin cruiser at 1214 GMT. | A coastguard spokesman said: "We were alerted to the cabin cruiser at 1214 GMT. |
| "It appears to have left Whitby Harbour and got into difficulties about 100 yards from the sea wall." | "It appears to have left Whitby Harbour and got into difficulties about 100 yards from the sea wall." |
| The spokesman said that at one point, people in the harbour who had called the coastguard had been unable to see the victims in the water because of the swell of the sea. | The spokesman said that at one point, people in the harbour who had called the coastguard had been unable to see the victims in the water because of the swell of the sea. |
| "The swell was around 20 to 30ft high," he said. | "The swell was around 20 to 30ft high," he said. |
| Yorkshire Ambulance Service said staff were at the scene off Pier Road, Whitby. | Yorkshire Ambulance Service said staff were at the scene off Pier Road, Whitby. |