Leisure fishing boat towed back to Lower Town by Fishguard RNLI
UK Coastguard requested Fishguard RNLI to launch on Saturday afternoon 5 May to attend a leisure fishing boat with one person aboard who was experiencing engine problem where he was located at Carregwastad Point, halfway between Fishguard Harbour and Strumble Head.
Fishguard's all-weather lifeboat and volunteer crew launched at 4.45pm and quickly located the fishing boat. Conditions were good but a distant sea fog was threatening to advance southwards to engulf the coastline. The boat was taken under tow and brought back to Fishguard harbour arriving at 5.20pm whereby the fishing boat was installed onto an outer mooring outside Lower Town harbour. The lifeboat then returned to base at 5.30pm.
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