Penzance, Cornwall, UK. 26th August 2018. Man rescued by coastguard and RNLI as yacht is swept on to rocks in a storm. Mike Newman/AlamyLiveNews


A man and his two dogs were rescued by coastguards and the RNLI this morning. The tender was found, full of water, swept under the railway line through nearby tunnels. Cause of accident currently unknown, but a summer gale had created powerful waves across Penzance harbour mouth.


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