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| Injured captain winched off ship | Injured captain winched off ship |
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| A cargo ship captain who was seriously injured in a force 10 gale off the Isles of Scilly is in hospital after being rescued by helicopter. | A cargo ship captain who was seriously injured in a force 10 gale off the Isles of Scilly is in hospital after being rescued by helicopter. |
| The aircraft lifted six other people from the ship 70 miles off Land's End. Two of them had less serious injuries. | The aircraft lifted six other people from the ship 70 miles off Land's End. Two of them had less serious injuries. |
| The three are believed to have been hurt when a giant wave hit the vessel and the cargo shifted. | The three are believed to have been hurt when a giant wave hit the vessel and the cargo shifted. |
| Rescue attempts had to be abandoned overnight because of the extreme weather conditions and darkness. | Rescue attempts had to be abandoned overnight because of the extreme weather conditions and darkness. |
| After Saturday's successful mission, Chief Petty Officer Dave Rigg said: "We pitched up on scene. I got lowered down on to the deck, went in, assessed the three casualties first. | After Saturday's successful mission, Chief Petty Officer Dave Rigg said: "We pitched up on scene. I got lowered down on to the deck, went in, assessed the three casualties first. |
| "They were all fairly stable so whilst I was doing that I called for my colleague from the Ambulance Service. | "They were all fairly stable so whilst I was doing that I called for my colleague from the Ambulance Service. |
| "He then assisted me getting them into the stretcher - we then got the casualties into the aircraft and made our way back." | "He then assisted me getting them into the stretcher - we then got the casualties into the aircraft and made our way back." |
| Chief Petty Officer Rigg said it was frightening for the passengers | |
| He said the injured people told him they were hurt when a violent wave hit the boat. | He said the injured people told him they were hurt when a violent wave hit the boat. |
| "The cargo then shifted and bounced them across the bridge hitting obstacles, obstructions and each other, it was pretty frightening for them." | "The cargo then shifted and bounced them across the bridge hitting obstacles, obstructions and each other, it was pretty frightening for them." |
| He said four uninjured people had been taken to a hotel. | He said four uninjured people had been taken to a hotel. |
| Two of them, German tourists on their honeymoon, told the BBC it was very frightening. | Two of them, German tourists on their honeymoon, told the BBC it was very frightening. |
| The said it was good to be on dry land and described it as a "very special honeymoon". | The said it was good to be on dry land and described it as a "very special honeymoon". |
| The ship is now sailing towards Falmouth and is expected to arrive later on Saturday. | The ship is now sailing towards Falmouth and is expected to arrive later on Saturday. |
| Henry Purbrick from Falmouth Coastguard said: "The coastguard tug has been tasked to go and stand by and escort them in. | Henry Purbrick from Falmouth Coastguard said: "The coastguard tug has been tasked to go and stand by and escort them in. |
| "They will be anchored out side Falmouth because they've only got one anchor - they've lost an anchor at some stage. | "They will be anchored out side Falmouth because they've only got one anchor - they've lost an anchor at some stage. |
| "Then surveyors from Falmouth will go and survey the vessel and decide where they go from there." | "Then surveyors from Falmouth will go and survey the vessel and decide where they go from there." |
| 'Pitch black' | 'Pitch black' |
| During the first rescue attempt, a helicopter hovered over the ship for nearly an hour. | During the first rescue attempt, a helicopter hovered over the ship for nearly an hour. |
| Flt Lt Jonathan Singh, the captain of the helicopter, said the conditions were "horrendous". | Flt Lt Jonathan Singh, the captain of the helicopter, said the conditions were "horrendous". |
| "It's obviously pitch black out there, it's extremely dark with no sort of cultural lighting at all at that distance from land," he said. | "It's obviously pitch black out there, it's extremely dark with no sort of cultural lighting at all at that distance from land," he said. |
| There were 31 passengers and crew on board the ship, the Horncliff, which had been travelling to Dover carrying a cargo of fruit from Costa Rica. | There were 31 passengers and crew on board the ship, the Horncliff, which had been travelling to Dover carrying a cargo of fruit from Costa Rica. |
| Falmouth Coastguard said the vessel, which lost about 90 containers of fruit in the storm, had suffered some damage and was listing slightly. | Falmouth Coastguard said the vessel, which lost about 90 containers of fruit in the storm, had suffered some damage and was listing slightly. |
| The Horncliff, a 12,887-tonne cargo ship which is flying the Liberian flag, was built in 1992. | The Horncliff, a 12,887-tonne cargo ship which is flying the Liberian flag, was built in 1992. |
| Power cuts | Power cuts |
| Elsewhere in the UK the extreme weather conditions have left thousands of homes without power and caused chaos on the roads. | Elsewhere in the UK the extreme weather conditions have left thousands of homes without power and caused chaos on the roads. |
| Blizzards swept across Scotland and northern England on Friday and winds reached 80 mph bringing down many trees. | Blizzards swept across Scotland and northern England on Friday and winds reached 80 mph bringing down many trees. |
| The A66 in County Durham has now reopened after heavy snow trapped 200 drivers and passengers who had to be rescued. | The A66 in County Durham has now reopened after heavy snow trapped 200 drivers and passengers who had to be rescued. |
| About 1,600 homes remain without power in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. | About 1,600 homes remain without power in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. |
| Experts have boarded the Irish Sea ferry Riverdance which beached off Blackpool after helicopters and lifeboats rescued the crew and passengers. | Experts have boarded the Irish Sea ferry Riverdance which beached off Blackpool after helicopters and lifeboats rescued the crew and passengers. |
| Fourteen crewmen were also flown to safety after their trawler, The Spinning Dale, was pushed into rocks off St Kilda in the Western Isles on Friday. | Fourteen crewmen were also flown to safety after their trawler, The Spinning Dale, was pushed into rocks off St Kilda in the Western Isles on Friday. |