Oban RNLI launched to Mayday call from 33ft yacht taking on water
On Monday 25 July at 2:43pm, the volunteer crew at Oban RNLI launched to a Mayday call to provide assistance to a 33ft yacht taking on water on the north side of Lismore.
The Oban RNLI lifeboat, Mora Edith MacDonald, arrived on the scene at 3:07pm in Bernera Bay to the north of Lismore lighthouse.
The volunteer crew members arrived on the scene to find the casualty vessel had two adults and two children onboard and was at anchor. Two RNLI crew members were then transferred onto the yacht with their salvage pump.
After the water ingress was stemmed and the bilges pumped the casualty vessel was escorted to Oban transit marina where it was secured alongside with the assistance of Oban Coastguard Rescue Team.
Mark Scott, Oban RNLI Coxswain, said, ‘The weather was worse than forecast, but we were able to quickly locate the casualty vessel, and the incident was soon resolved thanks to the actions of the volunteer lifeboat crew, the casualty vessel crew and the assistance from surrounding vessels’.
Oban lifeboat returned to station, refuelled and ready for service at 5:45pm.
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