A STRANDED sailing boat had to be rescued by a lifeboat.
The 25 foot vessel suffered engine failure one and a half miles off Beachy Head.
The Eastbourne lifeboat, which was monitoring the town’s airshow, received the call at about 6.15pm on Saturday.
The casualty was towed to safety in Eastbourne’s Sovereign Harbour.
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