St Davids lifeboat launches to 10m yacht
St Davids RNLI all-weather lifeboat “Norah Wortley” was launched at 8.40pm on the evening of 16th May to the assistance of a 10m yacht with three people on board.
The yacht was struggling to make headway against strong tides and a rough sea about 4½ miles north west of the South Bishop lighthouse and the crew were exhausted.
The yacht was located using the lifeboat’s direction finding equipment.
Once on scene the lifeboat crew set a tow and brought the casualty vessel back to the lifeboat station, where she was safely moored.
The lifeboat rehoused at 12.20am on the 17th May.
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