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November 3, 2007 · about 19 years ago

Flare struck boat as family slept

Coastguards have warned people not to set off emergency flares during firework celebrations after a yacht was hit while a family slept inside. A flare landed on a boat owned by Tim and Judy Atkinson, from Andover, Hampshire, as it was moored in Southampton on Saturday night.

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Coastguards have warned people not to set off emergency flares during firework celebrations after a yacht was hit while a family slept inside. A flare landed on a boat owned by Tim and Judy Atkinson, from Andover, Hampshire, as it was moored in Southampton on Saturday night.

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