Two shouts in 48 hours for Yarmouth RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew

In Saturday morning's shout at 11.42am the lifeboat was tasked with assisting a 44ft yacht with engine failure and a very fatigued crew of two people.

In light winds, the yacht was unable to make way under sail so a tow was established by the RNLI crew and the vessel was recovered to the safety of Yarmouth harbour, with the lifeboat arriving back at station by 2.05pm.

In a second incident closer to home on Sunday evening, the volunteer crew raced to assist a power boat which began sinking just off Yarmouth Harbour.  As soon as the stricken vessel was alongside the harbour pontoon the lifeboat crew deployed a salvage pump to keep her afloat until she could be lifted to safety by the harbour crane.

RNLI media contacts

• Claire Hallett, Yarmouth RNLI Deputy Lifeboat Press Officer 07814 900398 / [email protected]
• Tim Ash, RNLI Public Relations Manager (London/East/South East) 0207 6207426 / 07785 296252 / [email protected] 
• For enquiries outside normal business hours, contact the RNLI duty press officer on 01202 336789         

Key facts about the RNLI

The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,000 lives.

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