Lifeboat called to assist man with chest pains


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The 36ft yacht with 10 people on board was three miles south west of Shoreham Harbour when it made the call at around 7.35pm.
Once on scene, the Y-boat was launched from the all weather lifeboat with two crew members on board who were placed on the yacht to assess the man.
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The man was then transferred to the lifeboat and taken back to the boathouse where a waiting ambulance crew met him.
He was taken to hospital to be checked over and later discharged the following morning.
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