Yarmouth RNLI tasked to assist sailing yacht

Yarmouth RNLI crew pagers sounded at 2:59pm to a vessel 2.5 nautical miles west of The Needles Lighthouse with six persons on board which had suffered machinery failure.

The RNLI crew were alongside the casualty vessel by 3:31pm and once on scene, quickly accessed the situation and decision was made to secure a towline to the casualty vessel and begin a passage back towards Yarmouth.

The RNLI Lifeboat 17-25 Eric and Susan Hiscock, Wanderer was met by Sea-Start 5 who then planned to tow the casualty vessel to Lymington Harbour.

Yarmouth RNLI returned to station and were marked as ready for service at 5:05pm

Notes to editors

· Photo attached – 17-25 at sea by Harrison Bates

• Yarmouth RNLI Lifeboat 17-25 Eric and Susan Hiscock ‘Wanderer’ came into service in 2001, prior to that Yarmouth RNLI had an Arun Class Lifeboat 52-08 Joy and John Wade which was in service for 23 years.

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