60ft Yacht towed to safety by Hartlepool RNLI
Humber Coastguard paged Hartlepool RNLI volunteers at 4.45pm on Wednesday 8th September to assist a 60ft yacht with one person on board that had suffered mechanical failure off the Headland, Hartlepool.
The yacht was towed to Hartlepool Marina where the Hartlepool RNLI inshore lifeboat 'Solihull' assisted with the tow through the lock gates and into the marina.
Both boats returned to the Ferry Road lifeboat station at 6.00pm and were refuelled and made ready for service by 6.20pm.
Hartlepool RNLI station mechanic and second coxswain Garry Waugh said 'This was a typical tow job that the volunteer crew train for on a regular basis and good team work meant that the yacht and its skipper were brought back safely to the marina.'
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