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Desperate rescue after motorboat bursts into flames off Cornish coast

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Desperate rescue after motorboat bursts into flames off Cornish coast

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A search and rescue mission was launched to save four people stuck on a flaming boat in the middle of the sea.

The 60-foot vessel burst into flames 20 miles off the coast of the Isles of Scilly after its engine exploded at 5.30pm on Saturday night.

An RNLI spokesperson told Metro: ‘St Marys RNLI station launched after being tasked by the Coastguard at 5.35pm to an incident off the coast of the Isle of Scilly which involved a motorboat on fire.

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