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Three fishermen rescued from sinking boat

by Pat Coate | January 23, 2007
"We heard the distress call and immediately went toward the location."
- Robert Walz, rescuer/fisherman

Off Newport, Rhode Island, USA - Their engine room was flooding so fast on Thursday that the three fishermen aboard the Seamus Liam didnt have time to don their insulated survival suits before being forced into the 43-degree water, according to the Coast Guard

About 20 minutes after the mayday, the crew of Terminator spotted the flare and quickly found the fishermen in their life raft.

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