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Coastguards in Hampshire have rescued a sailor who used his torch to flash an SOS message in Morse code.
The man, who was taking his 28ft (8.5m) boat from Emsworth to Thorneham Marina when it began to take on water, had no safety equipment onboard.
His SOS was picked up by Steve Mann at Hayling Island Sailing Club on Thursday evening, who responded by switching the control tower lights on and off.
Mr Mann said: "I was absolutely amazed to see the flashed SOS message."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/6070444.stm
Cool eh? Flashlights saving lives.
CFU
The man, who was taking his 28ft (8.5m) boat from Emsworth to Thorneham Marina when it began to take on water, had no safety equipment onboard.
His SOS was picked up by Steve Mann at Hayling Island Sailing Club on Thursday evening, who responded by switching the control tower lights on and off.
Mr Mann said: "I was absolutely amazed to see the flashed SOS message."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/6070444.stm
Cool eh? Flashlights saving lives.
CFU
