In a dramatic sea rescue off the Isle of Wight, two people were saved from a blazing motor boat by Bembridge RNLI. The incident, which occurred today, saw the boat, named Peroni, engulfed in flames, with thick black smoke visible for miles across the sea.
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At around 10.20 am, lifeboats and a coastguard rescue helicopter responded to a mayday call from the burning vessel. The boat was drifting in the waters near Ventnor, a town on the south coast of the Isle of Wight when it caught fire.
