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The 44 foot, 16 ton steel hulled yacht Harlequin, has been towed into Royal Cape Yacht club by NSRI’s Table Bay’s 13 metre deep sea rescue boat ”Spirit of Vodacom.”A man and a woman, who also have their dog on board, radioed for assistance because of engine trouble off Hout Bay last night. As the weather was calm they were asked to sail for Table Bay and at 08h30 this morning a tow was connected off Camps Bay. The rescue boat moored them safely alongside at Royal Cape Yacht Club at 11h30.
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