Criccieth RNLI volunteers launch to broken down yacht off Mochras Point
At 7.00pm on July 30th, 2016 volunteer crew members from Criccieth’s RNLI Lifeboat Station launched to assist a broken down yacht off Mochras Point.
The 28 foot yacht named Noah’s Ark, with two persons on-board, had suffered engine failure en-route to Pwllheli. The Station’s Atlantic 85-class Lifeboat, Doris Joan, established a tow with the stricken vessel. The yacht was towed to within two miles of Pwllheli’s fairway buoy, where the lifeboat was met by Pwllheli’s all-weather RNLI lifeboat which took over the tow into the marina.
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