Watch the dramatic sea rescue of 5 fishermen

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Watch the Dramatic Sea Rescue of Five Fishermen
Watch the Dramatic Sea Rescue of Five Fishermen



The UK's Maritime and Coastguard agency has released dramatic footage of five crew members on an Irish fishing vessel being rescued as their boat started to take in water and turned over.

The 75-foot-long "Iuda Naofa" shipping vessel went down in bad weather off the coast of the isles of Lewis in Scotland on Tuesday. Two of the crew were airlifted to nearby ships, while the other three were taken to a hospital where they were treated for mild hypothermia.

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