Yacht dragging its anchor results in Fishguard RNLI launching.
Fishguard RNLI's all-weather lifeboat and inshore lifeboat launched shortly after 3pm on Sunday 21 July after a 40-foot visiting yacht moored within Fishguard harbour was observed to be dragging its anchor in a brisk south-westerly wind.
Initially the yacht was thought to have no-one aboard and the intention was to put one of the inshore lifeboat crew onto the yacht. But as the lifeboats approached the yacht three crew appeared from below deck and were able to move the boat to safer waters and made sure the anchor held. The lifeboats were back at station by 3.30pm,
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