Douglas RNLI called out to assist sailing yacht in difficulty

Thu, 10 Sep 2020

Douglas Lifeboat were called out to assist a sailing yacht in difficulty yesterday.

The vessel with two people on board had run into problems off Langness.

The crew had found it difficult to make way against the tide and weather around the peninsular and with their engine running low on fuel the crew radioed the Coastguard for assistance.

The all-weather lifeboat towed the yacht back to Douglas and a berth at the Visitors’ Pontoon on the Battery Pier.

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