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10:59 - 24-June-2008
It is just over a week since the friends, known as the Scilly Boys, were the focus of an international rescue mission involving the US and Cornish coastguards.
After being airlifted to the safety of the Gulf Grace, the amateur rowers disembarked at Gibraltar over the weekend.
The crew landed at Gatwick on Monday and were anticipating an emotional reunion on the islands later today.
One of them, Wayne Davey, said: “We said the worst case scenario would be if three of us made it to the ship, and somebody did not make it. We would have to explain the circumstances and what happened to someone's mum or kids. Thank God all four of us made it off.”
Others rescued were father of two Chris Jenkins, 43, sports science graduate Tim Garratt, 26, and fisherman Joby Newton, 19.
The team was attempting to row 3,100 nautical miles in record time, across the Atlantic back to the Isles of Scilly, when “a wave that sounded like a jet engine roar” flipped the 29ft ocean rowing boat over.
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POST OFFICES are a lifeline in rural areas and should not be a political football. Our local PO is a MUST and can survive with the support of local people. The mood/swing is away from LARGE DICTATORIAL outlets.Times they are a changing.
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