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Series 10: 6. Hunt for Missing Kayakers
In Portaferry, Northern Ireland, the crew face an increasingly urgent search for two kayakers who’ve been blown out to sea in 50mph winds. In Lyme Regis, on the Dorset coast, the crew respond to a mayday from a yacht that has lost engine power and is dangerously close to the rocks.\n\nReports of a missing female swimmer near Selsey lead to a late-night search in near total darkness. And in West Kirby, the pagers sound after three people are reported to have been cut off by the tide - and are now in the water.
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