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Yachting boss not guilty of manslaughter of Cheeki Rafiki sailors

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Yachting boss Douglas Innes has been found not guilty at Winchester Crown Court of the manslaughter by gross negligence of four sailors who died when the Cheeki Rafiki sank in the mid-Atlantic in May 2014.

Paul Goslin from Somerset, James Male from Romsey, Steve Warren from Somerset and Andrew Bridge from Farnham died in the North Atlantic Credit: Royal Yachting Association/PA

Steve Warren from Bridgwater and Paul Goslin from West Camel near Yeovil were among those on board the yacht when it went missing in rough seas after leaving Antigua.