Yacht goes aground crossing Barmouth bar
Barmouth RNLI volunteer crew were paged today at 12.54pm to a yacht stranded on Ynys y Brawd near the north perch. The 8 metre sailing vessel Jay Giny was hard aground when the Inshore Lifeboat (ILB) arrived.
Although he was not in any imminent danger, the ILB crew took the gentleman ashore where the Harbour Master’s team were able to give him the necessary advice and information to enable him to continue his journey when there was enough water for him to do so safely. The ILB returned to the boathouse and was ready for service at 2.10pm
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