Wells RNLI rescue yacht
It had run aground.
A yacht has been rescued, after running aground at the entrance to Blakeney Harbour.
The 26' vessel got ito trouble at 6:11am yesterday (6 September) and Wells All Weather Lifeboat was requested to launch by Humber Coast Guard.
During the grounding, the yacht had sustained considerable rudder damage, jammed hard over to starboard.
The lifeboat launched on the beginning of the incoming tide outside the boathouse at 6:42 am and proceeded towards Blakeney harbour and was alongside the casualty at 7:20 am. A decision was taken to place a lifeboat crew member on board the yacht and rig a tow and return to the safety of Wells harbour where repairs could be undertaken.
At 7:34 am the tow was ready and the yacht successfully re-floated. The lifeboat commenced the tow, which was not made easy as the yacht’s jammed rudder caused the yacht to be difficult to control in the seaway.
The lifeboat entered Wells Harbour at 8:40 am and shortened the tow once in the main channel. The yacht was safely tied up on a mooring adjacent to the outer harbour and the two crew transferred to the shore. The lifeboat was subsequently sanitised and refuelled and made ready for service again to be rehoused later in the day on the ebbing tide.