Irish rowers rescued from liferaft in mid-Atlantic

Two Irish sportsmen have been rescued from a liferaft after their boat capsized midway through the Atlantic Rowing Race yesterday.

Mon, 09 Jan, 2006 - 07:40

Two Irish sportsmen have been rescued from a liferaft after their boat capsized midway through the Atlantic Rowing Race yesterday.

Gearóid Towey and Ciaran Lewis were on the 40th day of the gruelling challenge when their craft capsized in rough seas shortly after 5.30pm yesterday.

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