Several fishermen helped Coast Guard crewmembers rescue four Americans whose ship had sunk after striking several rocks.

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as well as the fixed wing aircraft." Jill Rylance, from Falmouth Coastguards, said they did occasionally get "beacons on land sometimes" that people have disposed of. “We have had them traced to ...