"Around six hours of winching and pulling by Ae 4x4 club members helped to stop a situation becoming critical, " said club spokesman David Lynn.

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Cranes still turn on the construction sites, winching up ever more luxury homes and skyscrapers (even though many developers have been reduced to offering them rent-free in order to lure tenants).

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The two men had to abandon the yacht and get into a life raft because winching them to safety over the deck was impossible in the gale force conditions, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said.

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