Men saved from sinking boat

Three men and a teenage boy were helped out of their sinking cabin cruiser early yesterday morning after they hit a fish farm pen close to Munxar reef off the south east coast of the island. The Armed Forces of Malta assisted the men, whose 30-foot...

Three men and a teenage boy were helped out of their sinking cabin cruiser early yesterday morning after they hit a fish farm pen close to Munxar reef off the south east coast of the island.

The Armed Forces of Malta assisted the men, whose 30-foot boat is ironically named Żgiċċa, a Maltese meaning a close shave or a lucky escape.

The cabin cruiser was salvaged and the crew were brought ashore.

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