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Yachting: 110 children rescued from sea at regatta

by Pat Coate | July 08, 2007
"All of the children, thankfully, have been accounted for."
- Olive Stephens, Department of Transport spokesperon

Dun Laoghaire, Ireland - The Irish coast guard rescued some 110 children from the sea today after a sudden squall hit their sailboats, Irish officials said.

All the children were being taken to one of two south Dublin hospitals for examinations, but nobody suffered serious injuries, she said.

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