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Published: October 28th 2010
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1) Interesting to Dad and his seafaring mates, I'm sure.
2) Interesting to anyone attending MY stag in July.
3) VERY interesting to anyone who knows Michelle Prestleton - because she's the bride!
Stag party rescued by lifeboat off Mumbles Head
A 10-strong stag party have been rescued after one of their two high-speed boats suffered engine failure on a trip across the Bristol Channel.
The group, from the Midlands, were heading to Swansea from Devon when the problem occurred.
A lifeboat was scrambled at 1700 BST on Saturday and picked up two of the party who were suffering from mild exposure.
A Mumbles lifeboat spokesperson said the group continued the stag celebrations in Swansea.
The six-metre rib vessel - or rigid inflatable boat - was about eight miles (12.8km) off Mumbles Head when it ran into trouble on its journey from Ilfracombe.
The other vessel towed it for more than an hour but, with a spring tide and choppy sea, the group found it difficult to make progress.
The group's members were also concerned about getting to Swansea in the dark.
The broken-down vessel was later towed to Swansea by a fishing boat from the city, the Natasha Jane.
Coxswain for Mumbles lifeboat Martin Double said: "Luckily they were aware that water and alcohol don't mix, although I got the feeling the groom-to-be was going to have a stag night to remember."
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Pete
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How's about - interesting if you're sat in Calcutta across a table from one of the guys who was on the lifeboat doing the rescuing? Small world...