Couple on stricken yacht tell of lucky escape

A BRITISH couple whose stricken yacht was towed into Valentia, Co Kerry, late on Saturday night after being damaged in Atlantic storms yesterday described themselves as the “lucky ones”.

Steve Davis, 47, and his wife, Maria, 42, said that they knew of four boats which had sunk and of at least six people who had drowned.

“Global warming is causing chaos. It’s mayhem out there in the Atlantic. Storms are appearing where they should not be.