The 30 crew and trainees from the 42 metre sail training vessel Astrid were rescued by the RNLI. The Astrid then broke up and sank in the heavy swell - see : http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/10569100.Weymouth_s_former_tall_ship_runs_aground_off_Irish_coastline/?ref=rss http://www.pbo.co.uk/news/534965/tall-ship-astrid-sinks-off-the-cork-coast Paul Isle of Portland