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Picture Gallery: The Hansa rescue
A coastguard helicopter crew's rescue of nine men from the stricken fishing vessel Hansa was dramatically captured on video. 
News Online documents the action using stills from the crew's video of events in the Atlantic and as their aircraft arrives back in Benbecula.
An infra-red camera located the nine men in a raft
A container ship tried in vain to get close
The winchman brought all nine men to safety
The crew were suffering from the effects of hypothermia
The helicopter touches down in Benbecula
The Hansa survivors are led from the helicopter
All are taken to hospital for medical checks
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