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Ireland: More than 100 Children Rescued after Being Swept

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Channel 4 News - Snowmail (UK) - Jul 5, 2007
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/europe/over%20100%20children%20rescued%20at%20sea/589097


More than 100 Children Rescued at Sea

Sudden Squall Capsized 91 Yachts during Junior Regatta

By Channel 4 News

More than 100 children were rescued from the Irish Sea after being
swept into the water during a junior regatta.

A major rescue operation swung into operation after a sudden squall
capsized 91 yachts taking part in the event off the coast of Dun
Laoghaire, Co Dublin.

A Coast Guard spokesman said 110 children were plucked from the water
less than a mile from shore during the regatta run by the Royal St
George Yacht Club.

"They are all accounted for," a Coast Guard officer said.

"Emergency services are on the scene and were treating the children who
were taken from the water and were extremely cold."

Dun Laoghaire and Howth lifeboats, Naval ship LE Aoife and local boats
were all involved in the rescue operation.

Ambulance crews were on the scene while hospitals across south Dublin
were put on standby, according to the Health Service Executive.

The children - all under the age of 16 and members of four yachting
clubs based in Dublin - were wearing life jackets when they were thrown
into the water around 2pm.
       
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