Peel RNLI assists sailor on yacht in difficulty off Isle of Man
Peel RNLI's lifeboat Ruby Clery was launched at 3.50pm yesterday (Tuesday 11 June) to assist a yacht which had reported a small fire on board.
The yacht which had left Port Erin earlier in the day was 8 miles south of Peel and was soon reached by the lifeboat under the command of Paul Cain and his volunteer crew.
The situation was assessed, and it was discovered that it was steam from an overheating engine rather than a fire, so it was thought safer to tow the vessel back to Peel. O
n reaching Peel at about 6pm the vessel then entered the marina under its own power escorted by the lifeboat. The single crewman onboard the yacht was safe and well.
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