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Vessel rescued in English Channel after emergency call to Dover, Delaware, instead of Dover, England

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Dispatchers in Delaware ’s capital city are being lauded for helping direct rescuers to a boat foundering in English Channel.

The mix-up happened Aug. 27 , when Albanian man thought he was calling emergency personnel in Dover , England .

The man learned that his brother's boat was sinking in the English Channel , according to Delaware authorities.

Dispatch operator MacKenzie Atkinson kept the man on the line and began collecting critical information.

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English

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