Yarmouth RNLI was tasked to launch their All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) earlier this evening (Sunday) to reports of a motor yacht that had got into difficulty, not far from the Harbour.
The volunteer crew launched its Severn class All Weather Lifeboat, Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer), after being requested to launch by HM Coastguard at 17:02 to reports of a motor yacht immobilised in moorings just 400 metres east of the harbour.
They were on scene with the casualty vessel within a few minutes of launching, they deployed their ‘Y’ boat to assess the situation.
The motorboat with four people on board had been at anchor in Bouldnor Bay. While lifting their anchor and preparing to leave the area, the effect of the strong ebb tide and 20 knots of easterly wind took hold and swept the boat onto the nearby moorings.
Having assessed the situation, the RNLI volunteer crew worked onboard the motorboat to free the entangled mooring lines from the propellor.
However, despite their best efforts, after over an hour of trying to resolve the situation the decision was taken to cut the chains from the row of moorings in order to free the boat.
Using one engine – with the mooring lines still attached to the damaged propellor – the motorboat was safely escorted in Yarmouth Harbour by the RNLI.
Coxswain, Howard Lester, said;
“We experience some very strong tides in the Western Solent.
“Situations can change very quickly, especially when accompanied by strong winds.
“It is important to take all factors into consideration when manoeuvring in confined spaces.”
Yarmouth lifeboat returned to her berth and was ready for service at 18:50.
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Well I hope they will pop in the RNL I shop and put a donation in the collecting pot
Any sensible boat owner would not drop anchor near to set moorings so I hope he is made to pay for the damage done to the moorings.
As I already have stated, many owners of craft now, are unlike the owners of old, who had experience and knowledge passed down by parents and grandparents, now, much drug money is being used to buy craft once only the preserve of the decent wealthy, not jumped up poor people, who have the money but not the sense.
Perhaps NOT in this case yet many other problems stem from lack of training or respect for the elements, buying the biggest engine can’t compensate for sense.
You keep on going on and on about so called drug money,and you also keep alluding to the fact that sailing is only for the priverliged and elite, could I ask you a reasonable question? where did your own rich historical family gain their fortunes? Slavery maybe ?