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    French yacht aground on Brehon Tower rocks. Credit: Peter Frankland

    French yacht runs aground on Brehon Tower rocks

    • July 15, 2016

    A French yacht grounded on Brehon Tower rocks between Guernsey and Herm.

    The stricken vessel, the Koningsborg, being taken under tow by the Abeille Bourbon

    Navigational hazard off Guernsey coast: 200 wooden planks

    • January 6, 2016

    Mariners are advised to keep a good lookout for around 200 wooden planks, which have been spotted 25 miles west of Guernsey.

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