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Ramsgate RNLI launched this morning (August 9) after a distress call from a motor cruiser.
The All-Weather Boat was deployed at 8.45am to a motor cruiser with electrical failure 8 miles east of Ramsgate.
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The craft was reported to have two people on board. It was brought back to harbour by 11am. The cruiser was towed to one of the harbour piers.
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The RNLI crew also appears to have escorted two yachts, one under tow to the other, to harbour this morning.