Midnight callout for RNLI Eastbourne lifeboat
Eastbourne’s all-weather lifeboat (ALB) was launched just after midnight on Wednesday morning (2 Sept) following a Pan-Pan distress call from a 12 metre yacht.
The yacht, on passage from Holland with three people on board, had suffered engine failure and was unable to make way under sail in the light winds. The volunteer ALB crew were paged at 00.08 and launched shortly thereafter in response to a request from HM Coastguard. The disabled vessel was located 7 miles South of Sovereign Harbour and towed back to the safety of the marina for repairs.
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