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Mallaig rescue seven French sailors from capsized catamaran

01/08/2012

Mallaig Lifeboat rescues seven French sailors after catamaran capsizes off Isle Ornsay,Skye. So sudden was the capsize that all were trapped in the hull. All managed to escape onto the upturned hull. Using both lifeboat and yachts dingies all were recovered to Mallaig Lifeboat and transferred ashore.

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Fund Raising Standards Board Logo The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is a charity registered in England and Wales (209603) and Scotland (SC037736). Charity number CHY 2678 in the Republic of Ireland | RNLI (Trading) Ltd - 01073377, RNLI (Sales) Ltd - 2202240, RNLI (Enterprises) Ltd - 1784500 and RNLI College Ltd - 7705470 are all companies registered at West Quay Road, Poole BH15 1HZ. Images & copyright © RNLI 2012.