Burnham-on-Sea Lifeboat crew paged to assist a yacht in difficulties
Milford Haven Coastguard control paged Burnham-on-Sea lifeboat volunteers, at 5.43 pm, Thursday 14 May, after a yacht reported engine difficulties in the Bristol channel.
The distressed vessel was en route from Burnham-on-Sea to Watchet, when the engine overheated. Burnham’s Atlantic 85 lifeboat, Doris Day and Brian was quickly launched so that the volunteers could do a welfare check of the casualty.
Duty Launch Authority Lyndon Baker explains; ‘ We located the casualty without difficulty and our crew escorted the yacht back to the safety of the Burnham-on-Sea Sailing Club pontoons. (This she did under her own sail and engine power).’
The Atlantic 85 was stood down, and returned to Burnham slipway for recovery and wash-down by the volunteer shore crew, when it was made ready for the next launch, which could happen at any time.
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For more information, in the first instance, please contact Mike Lang, volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer at Burnham-on-Sea Lifeboat Station on 07889 815860 or contact the RNLI Press Office on 01202 336789
RNLI Lifeboats at Burnham-on-Sea
A 8.5m Atlantic 85 named Doris Day and Brian plus a smaller 4.95m D class IB1 inflatable named Burnham Reach The station was opened officially on 15th May 2004, but has been operational since December 2004.
RNLI Media Contacts
For further information, please contact:
Mike Lang, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer for RNLI South West, [email protected]
Emma Haines, RNLI Regional Communications Manager for South West England, 07786 668847, [email protected]
Amy Caldwell, RNLI Regional Communications Lead for South West England, 07920 818807, [email protected]
RNLI Press Office, 01202 336789, [email protected]
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