Dramatic footage off Yorkshire coast shows rowers being rescued after capsizing in choppy waters

Yorkshire Evening Post

The video captures RNLI volunteers steaming in to save the stricken sculler, who had been left adrift off the coast of Whitby.   The experienced pair had originally headed out in calm conditions on Saturday (December 16), before facing a strong cross-shore wind as they left the pier’s end.

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00:00 There they are Bod, there they are!

00:07 You see them?

00:09 You good on Bod?

00:11 Yeah

00:13 Ghost cars, we've now been through the street 0-4-1-4-3-0, we're now along 5500 yards

00:21 You ok?

00:23 Yeah, I'm ok, I've got my green flag, 2-2-5-7

00:25 Get a hold of it, I'll take it

00:31 You alright?

00:33 Yeah, I'm fine

00:35 Alright

00:37 Alright?

00:39 Yeah

00:41 I'm going to take my phone and go and get it back

00:43 Yeah

00:45 Alright, I'm going to go and get it back

00:47 Alright, I'll be back

00:49 (static)

00:51 (explosion)

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