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Update: Tug boat sinking off Torbay coast

HM Coastguard. Pic: Adfern

A salvage operation is under way to stop a boat from sinking and leaking fuel after eight people were rescued off the coast of Torbay.

A tug, carrying 200 tonnes of diesel, was damaged by a vessel it was towing as it tried to anchor last night.

A salvage crew from the Royal Navy is onboard trying to keep the 'Christos 22' afloat, with assistance from the Exmouth Lifeboat and Brixham Coastguard.



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