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| Twenty crew have been rescued from a cargo ship which got into difficulties about 35 miles off the coast of Devon. | Twenty crew have been rescued from a cargo ship which got into difficulties about 35 miles off the coast of Devon. |
| The Greek-registered Ice Prince, which has 5,258 tonnes of timber on board, is listing in the English Channel. | |
| Twelve of the crew have been airlifted to Portland by coastguard helicopter. One person is being treated in Dorset County Hospital with a broken leg. | Twelve of the crew have been airlifted to Portland by coastguard helicopter. One person is being treated in Dorset County Hospital with a broken leg. |
| The eight remaining crew are being taken by sea to Torbay where they are due to arrive in about an hour. | The eight remaining crew are being taken by sea to Torbay where they are due to arrive in about an hour. |
| 'Darkness on board' | |
| In a statement, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) said an emergency call was made from the Ice Prince at about 1900 GMT on Sunday. | |
| Crew reported that the ship was rolling heavily in very poor weather. | |
| At 2015 GMT, the MCA said the coastguard received word that a crewman "was in need of urgent medical attention after he had broken his leg in the darkness on board the vessel". | |
| RNLI lifeboats from Salcombe and Torbay were launched and the Royal Navy warship HMS Cumberland, which is nearby, offered its assistance. | |
| A French coastguard tug is also on its way to the scene from Cherbourg. | |
| The stricken vessel, which was heading for Alexandria in Egypt, is said to be listing at 25 degrees and drifting without power. | |
| The MCA say the seas are rough and the winds are up to force 7. |