Oban lifeboat assists boat aground near Torsa

Just after 4:30pm Oban lifeboat was launched to a “Pan Pan” call from a yacht aground at Ardinamir at the south of Torsa, shortly after high water.  The lifeboat made best speed to the area and arrived at 5:15pm to find that the yacht was also being given assistance by two local RIB’s and another yacht in an attempt to tow off and refloat the vessel.

The lifeboat’s XP boat was sent into the anchorage with two volunteer crew and an assessment then was made to leave the vessel and await the next high tide to refloat the vessel.  During the attempted tow off by one of the local RIBs the engine overheated and requested a tow from the lifeboat to Easdale, en-route to Oban.

At 11pm Oban lifeboat was launched again to ensure the vessel was safe on refloating.  The boat refloated at 12:30am and secured next to another boat.  After checking all was well, the lifeboat was free to return to station and was ready again for service at 2:15am, almost ten hours after the initial call for assistance was received.

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