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Boats Rescued Off Suffolks Coast

Tuesday, 24 August 2021 17:09

Lowestoft’s lifeboat responded to a mayday call over the weekend - with the rescue of a yacht taking 8 hours.

Lowestoft’s lifeboat responded to a mayday call over the weekend - with the rescue of a yacht taking 8 hours.

The 32 foot Dutch vessel got into difficulty 42 miles off the Suffolk coast and in a busy shipping, after it suffered electrical problems on Friday night.

A large passenger ferry had been standing by to help - but the yacht was eventually towed into Lowestoft early on Saturday morning.

Then - on Monday evening a 23ft motor-sailing cruiser needed Lifeboat assistance after it developed engine problems a mile off the coast at Benacre.

Reoprts for the crew at Lowestoft's Lifeboat, said - 'the sea was quite choppy with a nort east breeze and the cruiser couldn’t make a lot of headway.'

So, the vessel with two men - and a dog on board, was towed back to Lowestoft - as pictured here on the Lifeboat's Twitter account:

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