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He went on to model the Tenby lifeboat station, in Pembrokeshire, which had “incredible traction”, and began looking further afield, inspired by his love for Arsenal football team.

A plane from Channel Islands Air Search was sent to the scene from Guernsey, along with lifeboat crews from Alderney and France and the French helicopter crew based near Cherbourg.

All 75 people on board were evacuated onto lifeboats and rescued early on Sunday, New Zealand's Defence Force said in a statement.

All 75 people on board were evacuated onto lifeboats and rescued early on Sunday, according to New Zealand's Defence Force said in a statement.

Of the 22 passengers and crew on the yacht, 15 managed to escape on to a lifeboat, including a one-year-old and Mr Lynch's wife Angela Bacares.